Former CEO Thabang Moroe has been severely implicated in the Fundudzi report, which Cricket South Africa released a summary of on Monday morning.
Non-independent director to the board of CSA, John Mogodi, addressed members of the media about the content of the infamous forensic audit into operations between January 2016 and December 2019 at the governing body.
Mogodi listed a string of areas of concerns from the objective of the investigation, which heavily involves the misconduct Moroe was eventually fired for in August.
While the scope of the investigation implicates a number of problems, the main one was to provide feedback on the allegations of Moroe.
‘The Fundudzi Report was used in the proceedings to discipline Moroe, who was subsequently
dismissed. The conduct of Moroe is dealt with extensively in the Forensic Report, and many of the
recommendations are to act against him,’ said Mogodi.
The revoking of accreditation of certain media members in December last year, CSA’s relationship with SACA, the appointment of a service provider for which CSA paid more than R3million for without Moroe following Procurement Policies and Procedures and expenditures relating to CSA’s credit card, which include alcohol and traveling expenses, are just some of the serious themes that came from the report.
With Moroe no longer part of CSA, the organisation is now responsible to institute actions on the findings with the legal help of Bowman’s before the Annual General Meeting, which has been rescheduled for 5 December.
Mogodi made it clear that CSA are serious of wiping the organisation of fraud and corruption and will be using the legal advice of Bowman’s to construct a road map for a better way forward, while he also emphasised, as was stated in the findings of the report, that a better structure of the CSA board is important for the future.
‘Although the forensic report is not a court judgement, and the findings and conclusions therein have not been tested, CSA takes the Fundudzi report recommendations and Bowman’s Attorneys’ reiteration, very seriously.
‘The Members Council is confident in the Board’s ability to effectively address the challenges and to focus on protecting the long-term sustainability of Cricket South Africa,’ added Mogodi.
The 20 main themes from the report:
1. Revocation of media accreditation.
2. Relationship with SACA.
3. Allegations of non-responsiveness by CSA.
4. Appointment of ‘Service Provider X’1.
5. Step-in rights at WPCA.
6. Step in rights at NWC.
7. Framework Agreement entered into between GSC and CSA.
8. Production Agreement entered into between GSC and CSA.
9. Expenditures relating to CSA credit cards.
10. Extending loans to affiliates / unions.
11. Effectiveness of internal controls.
12. Examining payments related to tax and VAT liability.
13. Structure of the Board.
14. Fraud detection and prevention.
15. Value-In-Kind sponsorships.
16. Organisational design.
17. Appointment of Chantel Moon as Head of HR.
18. Reviewing policies.
19. Review of key procurement contracts.
20. NSA Vulindlela Agreements.
