Re-elected Sasoc president Gideon Sam promises change

27 November 2016 - 02:00
By DAVID ISAACSON

Gideon Sam was yesterday returned for his third term as president of the SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc), heading a board featuring just two new faces. His only rival, Hajera Kajee, remained deputy president, the second-most powerful position in the executive. But neither Sam nor Kajee will be able to see out their terms to 2020, because the Sascoc constitution requires executive members to step down when they turn 70.

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