Mbalula bobs and weaves

The Ministry of Sport cannot be blamed for what has generally turned out to be bad appointments of CEOs at Boxing SA.

This is according to Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula's spokesman, Anda Bici, who was responding to the suspension of the latest Boxing SA CEO.

Loyiso Mtya was asked to step down following a preliminary inquiry into allegations that linked him to corruption, taking kickbacks and making sexual advances on female boxers.

This latest move makes it three unsuccessful stints at the job for Mtya, and the ninth of the organisation's last 10appointees who is not seeing out his contract.

Bici was adamant that his boss's office, whose responsibility it is to vet BSA's choice, should not shoulder some of the blame for the blunders.

"The minister has no comment regarding Mtya being suspended," said Bici.

"Regarding the appointment of CEOs, the minister appoints persons who are recommended by the board to his office."

Stanley Sono, the longest-surviving boxing administrator and a founder member of the SA National Boxing Control Commission that was replaced by the Boxing SA Act of 2001, said: "The best CEO was Thabo Moseki, who had brilliant ideas, which unfortunately fell on deaf ears."

Moseki was the ex-CEO of the Gauteng Cricket Board. He resigned after only a year in charge due to office politics.

The other CEOs since 2002 are Mava Malla, Dumile Mateza, Krish Naidoo, Bongani Khumalo and Moffat Qithi.