CSA, Nathi Mthethwa break 6-month long impasse
The impasse between Cricket South Africa (CSA) and government has been resolved.
This comes after months of uncertainty for the sporting code.
Earlier this week, Sports Minister Nathi Mthethwa gave CSA notice that he would withdraw its recognition and funding, a move which could have resulted in it being suspended from the International Cricket Council.
The conflict stems from the board's failure to implement a new memorandum of incorporation, which would have meant having more independent directors, as well as an independent chair.
On Friday, CSA announced it had made a turnabout, resolving that a new memorandum of incorporation would be adopted within 48 hours in terms of South Africa’s Companies Act.
"We have now reached a stage where we can formally announce that on the 27th of April, the members council had voted to approved to approve the MOI and that was on an unanimous basis. We want to make it very clear that this document is as a result of consensus," said Rihan Richards, CSA acting president of the members' council.
"We do believe that this document will now forge a way forward for South African cricket and for us as cricket to return to a state of hopefully the glories we had in previous years."
He admitted the process was taxing.
"When we met over the weekend post the failure of the general meeting. There's a lot of actions that had happened and it may have culminated in the matter on Sunday, which was a long and lengthy meeting, but it also taught us a lot of lessons that if we talk directly, we can solve any problems," Richards added.
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Mthethwa joined CSA on Friday, lauding the announcement as a victory.
"Even those who still think they can stand against this process; they must think again. This process was between life and death of cricket in South Africa
"We have to say that this victory, put bluntly. Today is victory. The victor here are the layers of cricket, the victor here is cricket itself and sport in general," said Mthethwa.
Mthethwa further reiterated calls for transformation in the sector.
"Change comes at a time and at a point when people are comfortable with whatever they are doing and when it comes, it moves things, it shakes things. Sometimes it can be careful to those who change is affecting," Mthethwa added.
"Nothing has to stay static."
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