Nenzani upbeat about the sport
not really trusted and were regarded as unreliable.
“So we had to ensure that we restored our credibility and the integrity of the organisation. I think we have done that and we have put the organisation on a very sound footing.’’
He said in terms of the administration internally, CSA was now financially sound.
“We work on a four-year rolling budget and we had an AGM [annual general meeting] last week, where we declared a loss of R158-million, but we are not worried because in the theme of our four years next year we have India coming in, as well as Australia.
“That will sort of cushion that loss because we are projecting to make over a R500-million profit.’’
Nenzani said the organisation was not in the business to make money, but money was needed in order to roll-out development and administer the sport.
“The focus then has to be at an international level to make sure that you are able to garner resources that you need so that you deliver your programmes at a local level.
“We have been dealing with issues of transformation, amongst other things. Transformation is very broad and it’s not just to replace a white face with a black face.
“It creates issues of access that children, as small as they are, players, whether professional or amateur... they must be able to have access to play the game without any stumbling blocks.
“It talks to issues of facilities. You must have correct facilities in order to develop players and match officials. It talks of issues of coaching and administration, and we hope that we are making inroads.’’
He said when he came into office they held a transformation indaba, where they adopted 43 resolutions.
“We have implemented all of them and early next year we are hosting another indaba to evaluate progress, and then how do we move forward so that the next leadership that comes in after our tenure does not have to address the same issues we are addressing.”