South Africa cricket board dismisses president

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Cricket South Africa (CSA)  dismissed their president, Mtutuzeli Nyoka, today after a  vote of no-confidence at a board meeting.
Nyoka was accused of bringing the CSA into disrepute by  ignoring majority decisions made by the board, making  unauthorised statements to the media and for irregularities  involving his ex-gratia payments.
It is the second time this year Nyoka has been dismissed. In  April, the high court in Johannesburg ordered the CSA to  reinstate him after it had failed to follow the correct  procedure when it passed a vote of no-confidence in February.
Nyoka has been highly critical of the behaviour of chief  executive Gerald Majola who received a series of unauthorised  bonuses, including from the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the  ICC Champions Trophy.
Majola was also deemed by an independent investigation to  have failed to have honoured the Companies Act and his fiduciary  duties as a director.
The CSA board issued Majola with a “severe reprimand” but  has declined to make public a report by an independent advocate  that had recommended what action to take against the chief  executive.
In a statement on Saturday the CSA said the vote of  no-confidence against Nyoka had been passed “by an overwhelming  majority” and that vice-president AK Khan would replace Nyoka on  an acting basis until the middle of next year.
Nyoka did not attend the meeting due to ill-health. Both he  and Majola deny wrongdoing.
The “bonus scandal” has hit CSA’s image at home, with large  companies rescinding sponsorship agreements.
CSA donated the naming rights to the two Pro20  internationals against Australia, the second of which will be  played in Johannesburg on Sunday, to charity.