BusinessTech reports that Solidarity and AfriForum have challenged the SA Rugby Union (SARU), Cricket SA (CSA), Athletics SA (ASA) and Netball SA (NSA) to defend their agreed racial quotas relating to team selection before the Labour Court.
Their court papers were served on Tuesday. The organisations claim that the quotas in question do not conform to local and international legislation and agreed upon norms. “We request an order that the court declare that the Transformation Charter insofar as it pertains to demographic profiling as invalid, and of no force and effect,” said Johan Kruger, Deputy CE of Solidarity. “We further request that the court declare the agreements between the parties insofar as it pertains to quotas, as invalid and of no force and effect, and that sporting bodies are interdicted from applying quotas in determining team selection at a national, provincial, club or school level.” This was echoed by Kallie Kriel, CE of AfriForum, who said that that merit should be the only criterion in the compilation of sports teams.
- Read this report in full at BusinessTech
- Read Solidarity’s press statement in this regard at Solidarity online
- See too, ‘Epiese stryd’ kom oor kwotas in sport, at Netwerk24 (limit on access)
- And also, Hofstryd kom oor sportkwotas, at Maroela Media
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