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Nathi Mthethwa. (Photo by Carl Fourie/Gallo Images) Cricket South Africa s chaos wasn t bred overnight, but through a series of events that led to Sports Minister Nathi Mthethwa enforcing section 13 of the Sports Act on CSA. At the 17 April Special General Meeting, the members council vetoed amendments to the MOI that would have allowed a majority independent board to be elected. How did it come to this? The timeline below details events that led to CSA teetering on the de-recognition precipice. Cricket South Africa (CSA) didn t implode overnight, nor was Sports minister Nathi Mthethwa s decision to enforce section 13 of the National Sports and Recreation Act a hasty decision. ....
While the Proteas were toiling on the field in Pakistan on Wednesday, the Cricket South Africa (CSA) interim board, and particularly chairman Zak Yacoob, was in a crisis meeting with Sports Minister Nathi Mthethwa. Yacoob launched a stunning verbal attack on a member of the media last week, which was recorded and published on TimesLive. It revealed, in stark detail, the learned judge’s short temper and bullying tactics. It made his position untenable. As a result, Yacoob has resigned and admitted in a statement that his behaviour and comments were “inappropriate”. Fellow interim board member Dr Stavros Nicolaou will lead the board until the end of its tenure on 15 February. ....
Cricket South Africa’s acting board chairperson, Judge Zak Yacoob, believes Sri Lanka’s tour of South Africa will go ahead after issues over Covid-19 protocols derailed the recent England tour. The board of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) was ready to call off the two-Test tour based on media reports about England’s reservations over CSA’s ability to deliver a bio-secure environment. But subsequent talks and the backing of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have changed the SLC’s stance and indications are the tour will go ahead. International cricket’s structure dictates that the home union earns the broadcast fees for bilateral series, which is why the SLC has been concerned. ....