Anna Majavu
Anna Majavu
Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) head Moss Mashishi stuck to his guns yesterday and did not a ppear before the parliamentary portfolio committee on sport .
He previously said that he would not attend committee hearings until its chairman, Butana Komphela, was removed after he described Sascoc as a body led "by whites and Indians who did not understand transformation and who lack vision".
Yesterday a tabled letter from Mashishi to Komphela said Komphela's view was "racist, derogatory and utterly repugnant".
In a reference to a threat to subpoena Sascoc, Mashishi said: "The fact that parliament has certain constitutional powers has never been in contention. However, our members also have constitutional rights which have been violated by your comments."
Mashishi stands firm
Anna Majavu
Anna Majavu
Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) head Moss Mashishi stuck to his guns yesterday and did not a ppear before the parliamentary portfolio committee on sport .
He previously said that he would not attend committee hearings until its chairman, Butana Komphela, was removed after he described Sascoc as a body led "by whites and Indians who did not understand transformation and who lack vision".
Yesterday a tabled letter from Mashishi to Komphela said Komphela's view was "racist, derogatory and utterly repugnant".
In a reference to a threat to subpoena Sascoc, Mashishi said: "The fact that parliament has certain constitutional powers has never been in contention. However, our members also have constitutional rights which have been violated by your comments."