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  • South Africa's sports minister has given notice that he will withdraw recognition of Cricket South Africa as the governing body of cricket in the country, a move which could lead to CSA being suspended from the International Cricket Council (ICC). Minister Nathi Mthethwa wrote to the rival factions in the sport -- the members' council and the interim board -- on Thursday stating he will use his powers under a government Act "by defunding CSA and derecognising CSA and I will cause this to be published in the Government Gazette". Mthethwa told CSA that he will write to the ICC to explain his action, which follows months of wrangling. It culminated in the failure of the members' council, made up of the presidents of the provincial unions, to endorse a new governance system in which a majority of board members would be independent. The ICC has a clause in its constitution requiring member countries to manage their affairs autonomously and ensure there is no government interference. Stavros Nicolaou, chairman of the interim board, confirmed in a statement on Friday that the board had received correspondence from Mthethwa. "It is indeed a very sad day for our country, for cricket, for the millions of fans who love the game and the sponsors who have committed to cricket and its grassroots development," he said. "But it is a specifically sad day for the players, staff and others whose livelihood are at stake." Nicolaou said only the members' council could retrieve the situation by adopting a proposed memorandum of incorporation, which failed to receive the necessary 75 percent support at last Saturday's special general meeting. Six of the members' council voted for the new system in a secret ballot but five voted against and three abstained. The captains of South Africa's men's and women's national teams subsequently criticised the decision of the council, which they said had acted in bad faith. Mthethwa appointed the interim board in November last year following the resignation of the previous board in the wake of widespread criticism over governance issues. str/bsp
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  • Cricket crisis builds in South Africa as minister threatens action
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