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Cricket South Africa's (CSA's) efforts to finally extricate itself out the ending crisis. This was the impression the Olympic body, of which CSA is an affiliate, gave when Sascoc told parliament on Friday they had put together a task team to review the newly approved memorandum of incorporation (MoI). After years of wrangling and prevaricating over implementing retired Judge Chris Nicholson’s recommendations, CSA’s members’ council finally approved amendments to CSA’s constitution last Wednesday to allow for a majority independent board to run cricket. Though there was a period of li...

(Gallo Images/Jeffrey Abrahams) With Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa having taken steps to enforce section 13 (5) of the Sports Act, Cricket SA stands at the precipice that is of the members' council's doing. When the members' council could not arrive at the 75 percent that was needed for the facilitation of a majority independent board, Mthethwa's hand was forced. CSA now stands on the brink of being de-recognised as a federation, which means they'll lose their place at the ICC table. And so, Cricket South Africa has finally arrived at the horrible destination they so wished...

Team SA to wear veldskoene at Olympics opening ceremony in Tokyo By Staff Reporter Share Pretoria - SA marathon runner Gerda Steyn set a new women’s record time in Italy last week but she, like the rest of Team South Africa, will not be wearing running shoes at the opening of the Olympic Games. Instead, the athletes, swimmers and other 300 sportsmen and women of Team SA will wear veldskoene when they carry the South African flag aloft in Tokyo, Japan, for the opening ceremony in less than 100 days’ time. The Olympics closes a circle for co-founders of the Veldskoen brand, Nick Dreye...

South African businessman and Mamelodi Sundowns President, Patrice Motsepe, is expected to be confirmed as president of the Confederation of African Football ( CAF).

4 March 2021, 3:47 PM  |  Khalesakhe Mbhense  |  @SABCNews Image: SABC NewsFour-time Olympic swimming medal holder, Chad Le Clos, says he's ready to compete despite a challenging build-up. South African athletes who have qualified to compete at the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan later this year, say that while the outbreak of COVID-19 has affected their preparations, they are ready to fly the South African flag high. Some members of the team came together for the announcement that Mr...