By Monwabisi Jimlongo
Mandla Ntlanganiso is going to meet embattled Boxing South Africa (BSA) at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) in two weeks’ time.
Ntlanganiso, who joined BSA as director of operations in January last year, took the boxing regulatory body to the CCMA after he was suspended almost four months ago.
“I have taken BSA to the CCMA. We are going to meet there on the 12th of December,” Ntlanganiso confirmed.
BSA has failed to charge Ntlanganiso despite him being suspended since 10 August. He has been suspended for more than 90 days now.
Clause 8.2(c) of the Labour Relations Act on precautionary suspension says: “If an employee is suspended or transferred as a precautionary measure, the employer must hold a disciplinary hearing within a month or 60 days, depending on the complexity of the matter and the length of the investigation. The chairperson of the hearing must decide on any further postponement.”
Ntlanganiso was suspended following a blunder, which was committed by BSA’s provincial manager in the Eastern Cape Phakamile Jacobs in July.
Jacobs’ failure to tally score cards correctly resulted in Melissa Miller being declared a winner during a South African female bantamweight title contest against current champion Sharadene Fortuin at the East London International Convention Centre (ICC) just over four months ago.
It then took BSA three days to change the initial outcome of the fight into a draw something which angered many boxing followers.
