Following a settlement reached with former chief executive officer Moffat Qithi after years of losing court cases, Boxing South Africa (BSA) is now in a process of searching for a new CEO.
Qithi took BSA to the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) after he was fired in 2015. He won against BSA in each an every legal platform including the Constitutional Court.
But while BSA was fighting against Qithi in court, Tsholofelo Lejaka was appointed as CEO and jumped ship in August 2020. Cindy Nkomo, who was BSA director of operations at the time, took over as acting CEO and left the boxing regulator at the end of December 2021.
The BSA CEO position, which could best be described as a poisoned chalice, is now held by board member Erick Nsikayezwe Sithole in an acting capacity. His contract expires on 11 December.
“We had a a very strong mandate from the portfolio committee to lay to rest to the perennial matter of the then CEO of Boxing South Africa. We indeed have concluded that,” BSA board chairperson Luthando Jack told parliament’s portfolio committee on sport, arts and culture on Friday.
“We are now in the process of filling that position, which will go a long way in creating leadership stability within Boxing South Africa. All of us agree that it’s long overdue.”
Leadership wise,BSA is limping as its director of operations Mandla Ntlanganiso is still suspended since 10 August. And Ntlanganiso has not been charged despite being suspended for more than three months.
