The King inquiry into the Springbok rugby race controversy adjourned on Monday after a session of only one-and-a-half hours at the South African Rugby Football Union’s (Sarfu) offices in Cape Town.
A Sarfu official said no witnesses were called, and that there were apparently certain legal issues the inquiry wanted to clear up first.
The panel, headed by former judge Edwin King, was expected to sit again on Tuesday.
The proceedings, which got under way on Monday at 10.30am and ended at noon, are being held behind closed doors.
It was set up by Sarfu to probe claims of racism in the team’s management, and reports that white lock Geo Cronje would not share a room with a coloured teammate.
King, who also led the Hansie Cronje probe into cricket match-fixing, is being assisted by University of Stellenbosch vice-principal Dr Julian Smith and Nona Gosa, a Cape Town advocate.
Earlier, Sarfu media manager Anthony McKaiser said the panel was expected to conduct hearings in Cape Town this week before moving on to Durban next week.
The idea was to finish the hearings in two weeks, he said.
”We still hope that we can do that.” — Sapa