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Axe is out for CSA's Majola

PROUD: Gerald Majola, chief executive of Cricket South Africa. PIc. Mohau Mofokeng. 12/04/07. © Sowetan.
PROUD: Gerald Majola, chief executive of Cricket South Africa. PIc. Mohau Mofokeng. 12/04/07. © Sowetan.

BELEAGUERED Gerald Majola will arrive back at work at Cricket South Africa tomorrow to find that his days are numbered.

The CSA CEO is expected to face a vote of no-confidence on Thursday when a board meeting is scheduled. By yesterday seven of the 11 provincial presidents appeared to have accepted that the recommendations of the Nicholson committee into the finances of CSA should be accepted.

Judge Chris Nicholson has recommended that Majola's secret bonus payments be referred to the National Prosecuting Authority, that Sars investigate CSA and that the Majola be suspended and face a disciplinary inquiry.

Sport and Recreation Minister Fikile Mbalula's spokesman Paena Galane said: "The minister is currently applying his mind and consulting with other stakeholders in government."

The Nicholson committee investigated undisclosed bonuses from the Indian Premier League and Champions Trophy hosted in South Africa in 2009.

Yesterday Border cricket president Chris Nenzani said that the union had yet to meet to discuss the findings of the Nicholson inquiry, but indicated that he agreed with a number of the recommendations by Judge Nicholson.

"The report made some of the same arguments that were on the table at a (CSA) board meeting in October 2011 (where then president Mtutuzeli Nyoka was ousted)," said Nenzani.

Griquas president Riaan Richards said: "It seems the committee and public are not aware of other issues that surround the entire situation. We just need to apply our minds before making any decisions."

All 11 provinces will meet this week before the CSA board meeting on Thursday.

Mbalula has given CSA and the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee until April 9 to submit their reports following the damning Nicholson report.

The minister will meet President Jacob Zuma and other stakeholders this week to brief them on the contents of the report.

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