Question NW1317 to the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture
19 April 2022 - NW1317
Mhlongo, Mr TW to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture
(1) What (a) is the SA Rugby Union (SARU) doing about the allegation of corruption against a certain official (name and details furnished), (b) is SARU’s action plan after two adverse court arbitration judgements against the specified official and (c) are the reasons why he has not asked the official to step down and clear its name seeing that the accusations are serious; (2) whether he has found the cloud hanging over the official to be bad for SARU and/or the game; if not, why not; if so, why has he not suspended the official; (3) whether the official was subjected to any internal processes by SARU; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what was the outcome?
Reply:
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) has indicated that they require additional time to respond to the question.