DA concerned over escalating crisis at CricketSA
5 December 2019
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has taken note of developments at CricketSA (CSA) over the past number of weeks. While we would never want to involve politics in the daily running of sport organisations, we also cannot sit on the sideline and see one of South Africa’s beloved sports seemingly embroiled in a crisis.
It has become abundantly obvious that CSA CEO, Thabang Moroe, is not fit for office, and may not have the necessary aptitude or experience to run the organisation. The DA is therefore of the view that Moroe must do the right thing and resign before it is too late.
During the past few weeks there have been numerous speculations regarding maladministration in the organisation, which was further compounded by Moroe’s decision to ban 5 journalists by revoking their accreditation to cover the Mzansi Super League games on Sunday. Moroe has since backtracked and called this decision a “mishap”.
Either way, any attempt to silence and censor the media should be condemned in the strongest possible terms as it goes against our Constitution.