DISPUTE DECLARED
Athletics SA challenges the legality of Sascoc board
Athletics SA is going for the jugular of the SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc)‚ declaring a dispute over the legality of the umbrella body’s board. The federation‚ through its attorney Dev Maharaj‚ sent a letter to Sascoc on Monday, declaring the dispute. Sascoc vice-president Barry Hendricks on Tuesday confirmed receipt of the letter. This is days after Athletics SA won another dispute in arbitration: Sascoc was ordered to reinstate Athletics SA president Aleck Skhosana on its board after he was voted off controversially more than a year ago. If Athletics SA succeeds in having the board deemed illegal‚ it could cause a potential crisis for Sascoc‚ especially if all decisions taken since its inception 19 months ago are also scrapped. That could pave the way for three fired officials to return‚ including CEO Tubby Reddy and chief financial officer Vinesh Maharaj. The two‚ and manager Jean Kelly‚ were dismissed early in 2018 after a disciplinary process that cost ...
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