JOHANNESBURG: Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced Friday that its board of directors had terminated the employment of its suspended chief executive Thabang Moroe, with immediate effect.
While local media reports that the Moroe affair will continue to play out in court, the good news is that CSA can finally stop paying him – the equivalent of more than $165,000 has gone into his bank account since his suspension in December 2019.
On the charges levelled against Moroe, Cricbuzz reports that they include credit card abuse, procurement irregularities, the breakdown of his relationship with the South African Cricketers’ Association, the revocation of reporters’ media accreditation, and insubordination for refusing to assist the forensic investigation.
CSA’s decision was based on expert external legal opinion supported by the findings emanating from an independent forensic investigation. The independent forensic investigation revealed that Moroe had committed acts of serious misconduct which warranted the sanction of dismissal.
Moroe was offered sufficient opportunity to provide representations to the independent forensic auditors and to the board regarding the allegations of misconduct, which opportunity he failed and/or refused to utilise.
Ms Kugandrie Govender will continue in the acting chief executive officer role until such time as CSA recruits a CEO.
