Cricket South Africa (CSA) will discuss possible legal procedures on Wednesday night amid allegations of financial impropriety levelled against the federation by its president, Mtutuzeli Nyoka.
CSA vice-president AK Khan said the meeting in Johannesburg would include all board members and affiliates and a court judgement that ruled in Nyoka’s favour would be the only matter on the agenda.
“Our legal and governance committees have brought this meeting together to discuss the judgement and the implications thereof, and we will be guided by them,” Khan said on Tuesday.
Khan said Nyoka had acknowledged receipt of his invitation, but he had not confirmed his attendance.
He added that the CSA had yet to file an appeal against a court judgement that reinstated Nyoka.
The federation said hours after the judgement was made that it would file an appeal, but had not done so with a week to go before the deadline.
Khan said a decision on the appeal would be made after the meeting.
Allegations
Nyoka called for an independent investigation last year after 40 CSA staff members, including CEO Gerald Majola, were paid bonuses for the hosting of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and ICC Champions Trophy tournaments.
An internal inquiry was held instead and Majola was given a slap on the wrist but was ultimately cleared.
Nyoka was fired in February but won a court judgement last month after CSA was found to have dismissed him unlawfully.
It was later revealed that Nyoka, who had threatened to reveal corruption in cricket, alleged in court papers that R68-million had disappeared from a CSA bank account.
The federation said the money had been held on behalf of the IPL as running costs for the Twenty20 competition which South Africa hosted in 2009.
Tubby Reddy, CEO of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc), said last week the Olympic governing body would consider an independent investigation into CSA’s financial affairs.
Minister of Sport and Recreation Fikila Mbalula reportedly told the CSA last week that it had until Wednesday to settle its differences with Nyoka or he would ask Sascoc to intervene. — Sapa