TimesLIVE reports that Solidarity has indicated that on Wednesday it would ask that the Labour Court in Johannesburg to set aside the sport and recreation ministry's transformation charter.
The trade union said that if its application were successful, it would mean an end to the politicising of sport – and that the focus would be on developing and using the talents of all athletes and players. The application will be opposed by the Minister of Sport, the South African Rugby Union, Cricket South Africa, Athletics South Africa and Netball South Africa. Solidarity said the application was part of its and its sister organisation AfriForum’s joint campaign against applying quotas in sport. The organisations said that in the run-up to the case, they managed, by means of the Promotion of Access to Information Act, to obtain the specific quota percentages for each of the various sports in May 2017. This information revealed that the intention of sports authorities went way beyond team selection. The quotas even extended to the composition according to race of coaches, board and committee members, and support staff.
- Read the full original of Ernest Mabuza’s report on the above at TimesLIVE
- Read too, Solidarity takes Sport Department to court over transformation charter, at EWN
- Read Solidarity’s press statement on its court application at Solidarity News
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