The National Professional Boxing Promoters Association (NPBPA) has upped the ante in its fight against Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Zizi Kodwa, as it has reported him to State President Cyril Ramaphosa, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula and Beauty Dlulane.
The NPBPA wrote to Ramaphosa, Mapisa-Nqakula, the National Assembly Speaker, and Dlulane, who is the outgoing chairperson of parliament’s portfolio committee on sport, arts and culture, informing them that Kodwa is a ‘rogue’ minister.
In a letter from Mafani and Company Incorporated, which is dated 01 February 2024, to Ramaphosa, Mapisa-Nqakula and Dlulane, the NPBPA complained about Kodwa ‘undermining’ the Constitution, ‘breaching’ his oath of office and ‘breaching’ the code of conduct for members of parliament.
“The Minister’s conduct is viewed by the NPBPA as a deplorable conduct in that he intentionally violated the Constitution when he contravened its provisions entailed in Section 165,” the letter said.
The NPBPA successfully interdicted the new BSA board from taking office in December. The BSA board, which was announced by Kodwa is made up of Sifiso Shongwe, Luxolo September, Sakhiwe Sodo, Romy Titus, Princess Mangoma, Nande Mheshe and Dr Mary-Gene Manthata-Setati.
“It is the NPBPA’s considered view that the Minister’s conduct was aimed at undermining the honourable court’s judicial authority by misleading the court on his undertaking in directing the parties on the proceedings to follow only to, when it’s too late for the NPBPA as the applicant to do anything about it, retract and/or revoke his understanding and defy this honourable court’s directive,” the letter to Ramaphosa further stated.
