CSA audit of Moroe to be made public
CRICKET South Africa will make public the findings of a forensic audit into the conduct of suspended chief executive Thabang Moroe once the inquiry is completed, hopefully in May.
Moroe was suspended – on full play – in the first week of December 2019 based on reports received by CSA’s Social and Ethics Committee, and the Audit and Risk Committee which related to “possible failure of controls in the organisation.”
At the time CSA announced that an independent forensic audit would take place. A four-man task team has been created to find that auditor and to help in drawing up a budget, scope and a likely time frame in which the audit will take place.
That task team consists of Marius Schoeman and professor Steve Cornelius, two of the independent directors on CSA’s Board, former Board member Archie Pretorius and the current president of Limpopo Cricket, John Mogodi.
CSA’s interim chief executive, Jacques Faul confirmed yesterday that a draft for the terms of reference for the audit had been sent to the Members Council – the presidents of the 14 provincial affiliates.
“If it all goes according to plan we are looking at 90 days for the audit, but we have to be flexible. I think one important thing for all of us is that it will be a public report,” said Faul.
While the men’s senior national team struggles on the field, CSA remains an organisation in crisis as it still attempts to come to terms with huge financial problems, and an inquiry by consultant Dave Richardson into the domestic structure.
It was CSA’s decision last year, to change the domestic format from the current six team one to a 14-team structure that saw the organisation taken to court by the players union, the SA Cricketers’ Association.
Meanwhile CSA has also faced public pressure over what has been highlighted as a lack of transformation in the men’s national team, with Faul’s appointment as interim chief executive, Graeme Smith as interim Director of Cricket and Mark Boucher as the men’s team’s head coach being viewed as a “whitewash.”
“It was only really the dropping of Temba Bavuma that made everyone say that. If you look at the management of the team, it is much different from say 2012 – we have a black assistant coach, a black manager and a black physio,” said Faul.
The selectors have not been helped by the lack of experienced and in-form batsmen in the Four-Day Franchise Series, while an injury to Lungi Ngidi and the suspension of Kagiso Rabada for the fourth Test, won’t help in the current climate either.
Bavuma is likely to be back for the Wanderers Test following his careerbest 180 for the Lions in the four-day series, with Zubayr Hamza’s spot under the most threat.