{"id":15605,"date":"2016-04-27T04:40:39","date_gmt":"2016-04-27T04:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=15605"},"modified":"2016-04-27T04:43:19","modified_gmt":"2016-04-27T04:43:19","slug":"sa-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/sa-sports","title":{"rendered":"South Africa&#8217;s Sports Minister Bans 4 Federations From Bidding For International Tournaments"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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These four federations failed to meet transformation targets: a quota system introduced by Nelson Mandela&#8217;s government to increase racial diversity in sports. The football federation was the only major sports organization to meet the requirement.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>An urgent task<\/strong><\/h2>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201c&#8230;I am applying these measures informed by the urgent task for the<\/strong> <strong>sport sector to reconstruct the fragmented and deeply discriminatory sport and recreation landscape by establishing a unified sports system that is underpinned by the principles of democracy, equity, transparency, demographic representation, access and increased participation,\u201d Mbalula said. <\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0The ban came into effect immediately after Mbalula\u2019s announcement. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cI will review this decision when considering the results of the 2016\/2017 Transformation Barometer,&#8221; he added.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15606\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15606\" style=\"width: 723px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-15606\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/maxresdefault-13.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/maxresdefault-13.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/maxresdefault-13-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/maxresdefault-13-85x48.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15606\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/IKkUpXCRs6E\/maxresdefault.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Transformation is not negotiable<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cTransformation is not negotiable<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2026\u201d Mbalula stated. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u00a0\u201cTransformation is about merit, it&#8217;s about that black person who performs, who must be given an opportunity to play and that is what is important.\u201d \u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Athletics South Africa (ASA) President Aleck Skhosana agreed with Mbalula\u2019s views on the importance of transformation. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cWhat has been introduced is very good. You can\u2019t talk from 1994 about transformation and you become a toothless dog,\u201d he said. \u201cWhat the department, Eminent Persons Group (EPG) and South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee have done is quite a good exercise. I\u2019m not saying that it\u2019s only good for ASA; it is good for sport.\u201d \u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15607\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15607\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/maxresdefault-14.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/maxresdefault-14.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/maxresdefault-14-600x289.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/maxresdefault-14-85x41.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15607\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ygo6Czs1gSE\/maxresdefault.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>The punishments could get harsher<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Former president of Cricket South Africa (CSA) Willie Basson said that if the sports federations do not improve on meeting transformation agendas, they will face even harsher punishments:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong> \u201cThe barometer forces federations to project how are they going to change over the next five years. If it\u2019s not sufficient change in five years, then another five years will be looked into, and then the punitive measures will just become more and more severe.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Before he announced his decision, Mbalula reminded members and representatives of the Eminent Persons Group what penalties were within his right and prerogative to apply: he is allowed to suspend or withdraw government funding and recognition as a National Federation, revoke the privilege to host and bid for major and mega international tournaments, withdraw the opportunity to be awarded national colours, and withdraw political support and endorsements for sponsorships.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15608\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15608\" style=\"width: 714px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-15608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/2015_rugby_world_cup_south_africa_vs-_usa_22042790171.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"714\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/2015_rugby_world_cup_south_africa_vs-_usa_22042790171.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/2015_rugby_world_cup_south_africa_vs-_usa_22042790171-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/2015_rugby_world_cup_south_africa_vs-_usa_22042790171-85x57.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15608\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/e0\/2015_Rugby_World_Cup,_South_Africa_vs._USA_(22042790171).jpg\/640px-2015_Rugby_World_Cup,_South_Africa_vs._USA_(22042790171).jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>The decision is being protested<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The ban was met with anger, as it was announced soon after South Africa planned to bid for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. However, it does not affect the 2022 Commonwealth Games to be held in Durban. Political party The Freedom Front plus has openly opposed the minister\u2019s decision. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cThe FF Plus views the minister\u2019s actions as uncalled for and illegal. In terms of the South African Constitution, we have seen that quotas are illegal \u2013 especially in the labour dispensation, so there is no reason it would not be illegal in sport. It takes away the merit nature of sport,\u201d party member Anton Alberts said. \u00a0\u201cWe will be writing letters to those international sporting federations to make them aware that what the minister has done and ask them to take very stern action against the African National Congress government,\u201d he warned. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15609\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15609\" style=\"width: 722px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-15609\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/rugbyworldcuptrophymay2014_large.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"722\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/rugbyworldcuptrophymay2014_large.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/rugbyworldcuptrophymay2014_large-85x46.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 722px) 100vw, 722px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15609\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishexaminer.com\/remote\/media.central.ie\/media\/images\/r\/RugbyWorldCupTrophyMay2014_large.jpg?width=648&amp;s=ie-395059\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/commonwealth-games\">SEE ALSO:\u00a0Durban Will Be The First African City To Host The Commonwealth Games.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Africa\u2019s Sport and Recreation Minister, Fikile Mbalula, has banned four of the country&#8217;s sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":15608,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast 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