KwaZulu-Natal Athletics submits step step-aside motion against ASA president James Moloi.

The move follows ASA’s appearance before the parliamentary portfolio committee on Sports, Arts, and Culture last month, where concerns were raised about Moloi’s use of the federation’s credit card between December 2022 and January 2023.

So far, only two provinces, KZNA and South Western Districts, have submitted letters to ASA’s acting CEO Terrence Magogodela.

Mkasi told the national broadcaster that more provinces are expected to follow suit and insisted that their actions are not motivated by personal agendas or political point-scoring.

 "We have sent a letter to ASA with three main points. Firstly, we asked for the president to step aside until the investigation is complete. The second request was for the Chairman of the Finance Committee to step aside," explained the KZNA President. 

Mkasi, who was re-elected last month for a second term as KZNA president, told SABC Sport that the ongoing political turmoil and irregular credit card spending could negatively impact athletes and deter potential sponsors from supporting Athletics South Africa. He warned that these issues ultimately hurt the athletes.

Mkasi, a lawyer by profession, told the national broadcaster that KwaZulu-Natal Athletics (KZNA) is calling for a special general meeting to allow ASA president James Moloi to account for the federation’s credit card spending.

"The third point in our letter was to call for a SGM to deal with this specific issue, and all the other issues that might be linked to the credit card usage."

In the meantime, SASCOC president Barry Hendricks has confirmed to the national broadcaster that an independent auditing firm has been appointed to investigate allegations of irregular credit card use by ASA president Moloi.

Hendricks also met with Minister of Sports, Arts, and Culture Gayton McKenzie, where it was agreed that the national Olympic body would take over the forensic investigation.