It has been nine months since Ashwin Willemse walked off a live broadcast, accusing co-analysts Nick Mallett and Naas Botha of racism
The inquiry is expected to be run between February 25 and June next year
His SuperSport colleagues could have asked why he was upset, rather than defending themselves
Nick Mallett confirmed the news to Netwerk24 on Tuesday
Former Springbok wing Ashwin Willemse on Tuesday spoke publicly for the first time since walking off a live SuperSport set in May
The television network is finalising its investigation into allegations of victimisation after four presenters expressed their concerns in a letter
The company took the wrong approach in dealing with the Ashwin Willemse racism debacle
The Wits vice-chancellor has reiterated that he was merely consulted and did not produce the report himself
The 50-page report gave insight into the clash of personalities between the TV pundits
The rugby pundit’s lawyer has said that the review process was a ‘fruitless exercise’
According to probe convener Vincent Maleka’s 50-page report, rugby pundit Nick Mallett ‘felt uncomfortable’ working with Ashwin Willemse
Although Ashwin Willemse did not participate in the independent review, the former Springbok wing and analyst plans to fulfill his contract
The independent review into the Willemse walk-out has found that the conduct of Nick Mallett and Naas Botha "does not manifest naked racism"
Adv Vincent Maleka was elected to chair the review and his findings and recommendations are expected to be delivered at the Multichoice offices
The conflict, which saw Willemse walk off the live set during last Saturday’s broadcast, has not been resolved, the channel said
Worried about losing their jobs, many in the sport are reluctant to comment on its toxic culture
The reaction to Ashwin Willemse’s walk-out on TV exposes the racial fault lines of outrage
The minister of sport will review her call for SuperSport to suspend Botha and Mallett after an investigation has been completed
SuperSport and MultiChoice say that they are investigating the causes that led analyst Ashwin Willemse to walkout during a broadcast on Saturday
Ashwin Willemse walked off during a live broadcast on Saturday night following an apparent disagreement with fellow analysts
Calvo Mawela has promised ‘appropriate action’ following Willemse’s accusations that his fellow analysts were patronising him
Italy illustrated the benefits of playing international rugby by beating Russia 53-17, while Pacific island players were in hot water with officials.
SA on Saturday beat Italy 26-0 in their one-off Test match at Newlands, but there is little doubt that the visitors will see this as a moral victory.
Italy must show fighting spirit to make up for the loss of many in Tests in South Africa and Argentina, said stand-in captain Leonardo Ghiraldini.
South African rugby coach Peter de Villiers said on Wednesday he is to name a national training squad of up 45 players for the forthcoming international season. De Villiers, who took over the reigns from Jake White in January this year, is expected to include Europe-based players John Smit (Clermont), Butch James (Bath) and Victor Matfield (Toulon) in the squad.
All hail the Six Nations, the tournament that never ceases to surprise and fascinate. Having scraped one victory last season and gone home from the World Cup early, Wales looked to be continuing their downward spiral when they trailed England 19-6 with 20 minutes remaining of their opening match on February 2.
With a solitary win over regular wooden-spoon rivals Scotland, Nick Mallett did not disappoint in his maiden Six Nations as Italy coach, but he did not surpass expectations either. Results-wise, the campaign is a step back from last season, when the Azzurri secured their best showing of two wins under his predecessor Pierre Berbizier.
An unresolved contract dispute between appointed Springbok rugby coach Peter de Villiers and the South African Rugby Union has erupted again — and remains unresolved. This time a constitutional matter lies at the heart of the matter, De Villiers’s agent, Rian Oberholzer, said on Wednesday.
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/ 11 February 2008
Italy’s South African coach Nick Mallett said he was frustrated by his side’s two crucial first-half mistakes that cost them a first-ever victory over England. Italy lost 23-19 at Rome’s Stadio Olimpico in the Six Nations on Sunday in a match where they came as close as ever to beating England in 14 attempts.
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/ 25 January 2008
It was with growing astonishment, anger and finally disgust that I read Corné Krige’s recent comments on new Springbok coach Pieter de Villiers. The most nauseating part of what read like a racist attack by the former Bok captain on De Villiers was a line from his final paragraph.
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/ 11 January 2008
”I want to be honest with South Africa and say that the appointment was not entirely made for rugby reasons. We as an organisation have made the appointment and taken into account the issue of transformation very, very seriously when we made it. I don’t think that tarnishes Peter — I’m just being honest with our country.”
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/ 9 November 2007
Hot on the heels of Springbok coach Jake White’s announcement of his imminent departure, the South African Rugby Union (Saru) seems set to add the name of Dick Muir to its shortlist of candidates to replace White. This is the same Saru that claimed White could not be considered for an extension of his post because he had missed the deadline for applications.