Courtesy-The Indian Express
South Africa Sports Minister, Nathi Mthetwa thinks cricket must now proceed without government intervention. He has announced a withdrawal of a proclamation that would’ve jeopardized the national teams and their tour.
The Cricket South Africa (CSA) was seen on Friday at a joint meeting where Mthetwa said, “We have learnt a lot and we now have to start packing our bags as government and move aside, so that sport works continuously, unhindered”. “For posterity, people should know that for any good thing to come about there has to be struggle,” Mthetwa added, defending the government interrupting in the affairs of bickering CSA.
Mthetwa named an Interim Board (IB) last year with the explicit condition that it address a long-standing dispute at the CSA concerning the introduction of new corporate governance proposals.
The new board’s entire membership has either retired or been fired.
Following a disagreement between the IB and the Member’s Council, which represents its affiliates, over adopting the new governance rules, Mthetwa invoked his powers under the National Sport and Recreation Act on Thursday, effectively leaving South Africa with no cricketing authority.