The problem is that too little is being done at the under-18 level to tap into the black resource pool
Even though the department isn’t implementing a national team quota system, the trade union is going ahead with its court challenge
If anything, a regression to an almost all-white team and yesterday’s tactics is behind their failure.
‘At least Cricket South Africa can’t be accused of resisting change. Not any more, anyway.’
The outlook for the Springboks is depressing unless they start thinking differently about the game, writes Luke Alfred.
Like football, international rugby can no longer match the fees clubs are paying.
The minister huffed and puffed and Rassie Erasmus’s departure is a blow, but the Super Rugby show goes on.
Transformation isn’t just a sporting issue; it’s a social, cultural and historical one – something the minister has failed to grasp.
It’s a fallacy that players of colour can only be nurtured at elite academies. Some of our most gifted cricketers have emerged from state schools.
From the Proteas to the provinces and franchises, the local game is set for some changes for the better.
Would you say that the Bokke adequately reflect the black-and-white nature of the game in South Africa?
As most of SA’s top black rugby players come from the Eastern Cape, the sports ministry has decided to set up a rugby academy in the province.
To develop and transform sport, SA needs a plan that moves beyond quotas and doesn’t fixate on rugby, cricket and soccer, the sports minister says.
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/ 27 October 2011
South Africa’s sports ministry has roped in concerned parties around the country to help resolve transformation issues.
A transformation charter which will apply to all sports organisations is being drawn up, Fikile Mbalula said on Wednesday.