Netball SA moves to assure members after president Molokwane suspended

Netball South Africa (NSA) say they are unaware of the charges levelled against their president, Cecilia Molokwane, by World Netball, adding the organisation’s vice-president will assume her duties in the meantime.

Molokwane is the president of NSA as well as Africa Netball and also sits on the board of the international body. 

In a letter sent on Saturday NSA said the vice-president would assume responsibility until Molokwane was “officially cleared to resume duties”.

World Netball, in handing a provisional suspension to Molokwane pending the outcome of a disciplinary hearing, had warned that NSA could be suspended as a member nation if they allowed Molokwane to continue as president.

“The vice-president shall assume responsibility for ensuring the continuity of all planned activities until the president is official cleared to resume duties,” Mami Diale, the NSA vice-president, said in the letter sent to members, including provincial presidents and chairpersons of districts. 

“World Netball officially informed [the NSA] board around midnight that they have placed [the] president of NSA, Africa Netball and World Netball board member under precautionary suspension, pending the outcome of an internal investigation and disciplinary hearing.