Mbalula suspends privileges of SA players from bidding for international tournaments.

Nontando Mafanya

25 April 2016

Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula has suspended the privileges of SA Rugby, Cricket South Africa and Athletics SA from bidding for international tournaments due to lack of transformation.

He has also resolved to cancel the privileges of Athletics South Africa, Cricket South Africa, Netball South Africa and South African Rugby to host and bid for major and mega international tournaments in the Republic of South Africa as a consequence of the aforementioned federations, not meeting their own set transformation targets with immediate effect.

Mbalula made the announcement during the release of the Eminent Persons Group on Transformation in Sport in Pretoria.