Posted on Sep 16, 2011
OPEN LETTER TO THE SQUASH COMMUNITY
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?As you are all aware for various reasons Squash SA (SSA) has been temporarily suspended by SASCOC. A Special General Meeting which will be overseen by SASCOC has been convened on the 24th September to elect a President and an executive (comprising 8 people).
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This letter is being sent by an ex chairman of SSA ? Simon Malone ? and current squash administrators in various roles ? Lloyde Hanson, Garth van Rensburg, Chris Holden, Michael Melvill, John van Heeswijk, John Raubenheimer, Ian Graham & Peter Bridges -? to the squash players, administrators and regions outlining the position as it stands and recommending a way forward.
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HISTORIC SITUATION
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The original SRA ? now SSA ? enjoyed long standing and sound relationships with Government and World Squash during its existence. Successive Ministers of Sport and Senior Dept. of Sport officials ? Piet Koornhof, Dawie de Villiers, Steve Tshwete, Mthobi Tyamzashe and recently the President of SASCOC, Gideon Sam ? have attended SSA functions and have enjoyed cordial relations with the sport.
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The British SRA and the World Squash Federation have always considered SSA as a solid, supportive and constructive member of the international squash community.
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It is TOTALLY unacceptable that the administrators of the sport can embark on a public spat about office bearers caused by some sloppy administration and exacerbated by some personality clashes.
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These actions place SSA in a category with some of the appallingly run sports bodies embroiled in continued and unnecessary controversy in SA. Squash has and should avoid public controversy. It is small enough and mature enough to do so, and the administrators as elected by you ? the squash player ? should ensure this.
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CURRENT SITUATION
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SSA has been suspended and is currently being run by SASCOC. SSA has no Executive Committee. The provinces/regions are required to nominate a new Executive for the Special General Meeting on 24 September.
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Barry Hendricks, the previous President, together with a number of others, who would, if elected, make up the new Executive, are being nominated by a number of regions .
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These nominees include :
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-???????? Zuko Kubukeli (Previous Chairman WP and currently no. 8 in SA)?
-???????? Siyoli Waters (currently in the top 5 on the SA Women?s Rankings, Squash Olympic ambassador),
-???????? Craig van der Wath (A legend!)
-???????? Edward Jantjies (Chairperson of SA Country Districts Squash)?
-???????? Helene Schlebusch (North West Province Squash administrator).
-???????? Angie Clifton-Parkes (Another legend!)
This amounts to a mix of experience and gender as required by the constitution and national sport priorities in SA.
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Barry Hendricks, who may not be known to? all of you, is arguably the most suitable potential President SSA could have. He played squash for Eastern Province Squash Federation and was Chairman of that Association.
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He is currently Chairman of Central Gauteng Squash (to retire in about a year) where he has revitalised that organization in terms of planning, management, finance and development (800 disadvantaged players and 10 coaches, National Lottery funding money and more).
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Most importantly Barry has spent a considerable part of his career in national sport and semi-government organizations, such as the National Sports Council and SA Sports Commission, and brings to squash an intimate knowledge of the workings of Government and sports administration ? which is evidenced by the increase in lottery money awarded to SSA (R7.2m).
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A number of spurious allegations? with respect to Barry (and others) are being circulated apparently in an effort to discredit his campaign.? Each allegation together with our rebuttal follows:
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1. Barry wants to change the SSA constitution so he can draw R30 000pm
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Minutes of the SSA executive meeting 3-12-2011 ? where Barry raised the possibility of being compensated for approx R1000 of? ?out-of-pocket? expenses ? follow verbatim:
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9.3.1????
Mr Hendricks informed the meeting? that he would like the GOVAS structure to look at the payment of honoraria. He was attending a number of meetings on behalf of Squash South Africa e.g. travel to Midlands for their AGM.
??? Ms Prosser replied that Constitution explicitly disallowed remuneration (honoraria are considered remuneration) for EXCO???? members. Travel and other expenses are currently reimbursed for expenses incurred beyond the Gauteng region.
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?Mr van der Wath asked if Mr Hendricks was intending to request a change to the Constitution.
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Mr Hendricks would submit a formal request in writing so that it may be placed on the agenda for the Annual General Meeting in June. This would need to be approved by EXCO in advance and the correct notice given to provinces in accordance with the constitution?s requirements for changes.
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2. Barry took a 20% commission on the? R1.7m? Central Gauteng lottery allocation.
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We have received verification from Central Gauteng (which can be confirmed upon request) demonstrating this is untrue.
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3.? Barry awarded contracts to his cronies.
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As President of Squash SA,? within his mandate, Barry had opened up a discussion with Jacque Haremse (ex-CEO of Rowing SA) as to the SSA CEO position . There was a clear understanding such a relationship required contracts requiring SSA executive ratification. Obviously this has gone no further.
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4. Barry wanted his cronies on the committee.
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We are entirely supportive of the notion of squash being more inclusive.?
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This notion is not predicated only by a sense of fair play.? Inclusiveness is the only way we will provide commercial benefits to our game (especially in the eyes of sponsors and government.)
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This does not ? however ? amount to an accusation of cronyism. Such an accusation is entirely without basis.
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We have no hesitation in recommending Barry as a nominee for President and urge you to support his nomination. The remaining nominees ? Zuko, Siyoli, Craig, Edward, Helene, Angie et al are all lovers of squash and share the vision of putting squash back on the map both at an African and an International level.
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Simon Malone
Lloyde Hanson
Chris Holden
Garth van Rensburg
Michael Melvill
John van Heeswijk
Peter Bridges
Ian Graham
John Raubenheimer
Source: http://www.vaaltrianglesquash.co.za/?p=605
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