CSA admits it needs to listen to opinions from its stakeholders
CRICKET South Africa acknowledged yesterday that it needs to “listen to opinions,” from all its stakeholders if it is to improve.
While the organisation refused to be drawn on any matters relating to the forensic audit, or the fact that provincial union presidents need to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement in order to read the report compiled by Fundudzi Forensic Services, it did concede that it needed to take note of outside perspectives.
“Our vision remains unaltered: excellence on the field at all levels,” said a CSA spokesperson. “To do that we need to listen to and take note of the many opinions expressed recently by our stakeholders, including the government, our sponsors and our players who are our greatest asset.”
CSA has faced heavy criticism from the nationally contracted players, one of its long-term partners
Momentum and the SA government over a number of critical issues from governance to how it is dealing with transformation.
The organisation has faced one crisis after another for the last two years and is fighting legal battles against the chief executive it fired two weeks ago, Thabang Moroe, its former chief operating officer Nassei Appiah, who it fired last month, and it’s former head of sales and sponsorship, Clive Eksteen, who CSA fired in June.
In addition, the continuing absence of the forensic report is choking the organisation and preventing it from moving forward on a number of critical issues. CSA again offered no explanation yesterday for why provincial presidents must sign an NDA or when and in fact if it will make the forensic report available to Sascoc’s Board of Directors. Sascoc has been denied access to the report and is refusing to sign a NDA to view it, saying it has been mandated to carry out actions which may be contained in the report.