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The Chairman stated that clubs would now go to the Competitions with full knowledge of the relegation-promotion formula.

3RD DIVISION;

The Chairman stated that there was nothing to discuss in the 3rd division except to in­form the meeting that the Executive Committee had resolved that four (4) teams from the two (2) Regional Play-offs be promoted to the O K League at the end of 1991 as against the two (2) teams in previous years, this was a recommendation subject to this meeting's ratification. The basis was two (2) from Transvaal and two (2) from Natal.

The house duly accepted the recommendation.

The Public Relations Officer stated that clubs will observe from the number of teams making up the O K League that it was not only two teams that have been promoted.

The Chairman informed delegates that as to the actual playing of matches in the 3rd di­vision, there would be streams set up Regionally on a geographical basis so as not to travel long distances. The regions would be Natal, Transvaal and OFS combined.

With regard to referees, it was resolved that RASA must appoint them within the area in which they live to cut down on Referees' Travel expenses.

ASSOCIATED LEAGUES:The Chairman stated that these Leagues will be dissolved this year and will fall in with the 3rd division and play under the same auspices as the 3rd division.

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FRIENDLY MATCHES:Mr Mahlangu of Witbank Aces stated that since the embargo of friendly matches was im­posed pending the recommendations of the Commission of Enquiry on the Orkney dis­aster, clubs were unable to test their strength in order to prepare for the new season.

The Chairman replied that the Commission has almost completed its responsibility and during next week they would report to the Management Committee in as far as the poli­cy with regard to friendly matches is concerned to avoid any recurrence of such a disas­ter in the future.

The Chairman further stressed that this matter was not negotiable.

SASA TO NSL PROMOTION:

Mr Lekgetho asked what the quota was for promotion from SASA to NSL as there was a heavy inflow due to the unavailability of grounds in the townships.

He further requested that there should be collective protection of grounds by clubs.

The Chairman replied that there was a meeting with SASA during the coming week and the issues of the 3rd division promotion would be discussed.

As regards the stadium and facilities there was a Committee that had been appointed but unfortunately members had not yet replied as to whether or not they are prepared to serve on that Committee and as soon as the Committee was in place they would be asked to get in touch with Mr Lekgetho.

Mr Peter Evans asked whether the EPL teams would be integrated with the other teams or whether the FPL teams would form a stream of their own?

The Chairman replied that those teams would be integrated in the streams in their local­ity.

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The Chairman further informed members that the play-offs would determine the teams to be promoted and further meetings with the 3rd division team at their various areas would be held.

OTHER MATTERS:Mr Vincent of Oppenheimer Fast XI requested that members of the Committee should at­tend some of the matches in the 3rd division because on one occasion they played a match on Tuesday which ended on Wednesday.

The Chairman informed the members that the point is noted as serious because some Referees tend to look down upon the teams in the lower leagues.

The second question was about registration of amateur players and those who were with the FPL or former NSL?

The Chairman informed the meeting that it had been resolved at the last joint meeting of the FPL and NSL Executives, that the determination of players registrations would be which club last registered the player at the end of 1990 and that would be the club recognised to be last registered with. The meeting duly accepted this proposal as most convenient and reasonable, and in response to the 2nd question, he was referred to and advised on what was contained in the constitution.

SCALE OF FEES;The Chairman asked the recorder to give the members the Scale of Fees applicable for 1991.

The recorder duly gave the members the fees as adopted by the Management Committee.

There being no further business, the meeting was terminated.

SIGNEDCHAIRMAN

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1. AM AZULU FC2. DYNAM OS FC3. GIYA BLACKPOOL FC4. FAIRWAY STARS FC5. BLOEMFONTEIN CELTICS EC6. BOSM ONT CHELSEA FC7. IWISA KAIZER CHIEFS FC8. CAPE TOW N SPURS EC9. JOMO MIDAS COSM OS FC

10. LIG HTBO DYS FC11. DANGEROUS DARKIES FC12. MANNING RANGERS FC13. DOUBLE ACTION SUNDOW NS EC14. PRETORIA CITY FC15. HELLENIC FC16. REAL TAJ FC1 7. VAAL REEFS STARS FC18. W ITBANK ACES EC19. WITS UNIVERSITY SC20. O RLAN D O PIRATES EC

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1. WAGM VULTURES EC2. PUBLICAN BROTHERS EC3. BOIKETLONG UNITED FC4. LATE BELL TERRORS EC5. POTCH. UNITED EC6. jUVENTUS FC7. BENFICA FC8. BLACK VULTURES EC9. W ESTGOLD EC

10. KAGISO ALL STARS EC11. VULTURES EC12. KANANA SUNDOW NS FC13. K. YO U N G RABBITS FC14. PO NG O LA BLACK TIGERS15. STANGER UNITED EC16. HYPERAMA JUNIOR ACES EC17. SPARTAK ACES EC18. DIMES UNITED EC19. ROYALS EC20. LEEDS UNITED FC21. CHATSW ORTH ROVERS FC22. JUNIOR MADADENI EC22. JUNIOR MADADENI23. HAVENSIDE EC24. SUPER BRAINS EC25. WANDERERS SPORTING

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1. CHIPPAS DYNAM OS EC2. CO RO NATIO N3. DURBAN BUSH BUCKS EC4. BLUE BELLS UNITED EC5. BEREA EC6. MANCHESTER UNITED FC7. D'ALBERTON CALLIES FC8. MPUMALANGA LTD BROS.9. SPARKLING M ONARCHS FC

10. VAAL PROFESSIONALS FC11. FORDSBURG CITY FC12. BIRDS FC13. BATTSW OOD FC14. ZU LU ROYALS FC15. AFRICAN WANDERERS EC16. HOTSPURS EC17. MARITZBURG UNITED EC18. ROYAL TIGERS EC19. TW O EOR JOY EC20. COMPUTER STARS EC21. SWARAJ UNITED EC

26. NEWCASTLE UNITED EC27. USUTHU UNITED EC28. AERICAN UNION JACKS29. ISOKA BLACKPOOL EC30. MARIANNITES EC31. BILANYONI UTD EC32. REAL ACES FC33. HELIOS EC34. INTERCITY ACES EC35. YO U N G EAGLES EC36. MIGHTY RAMBLERS EC37. DURBAN BLACK ACES38. CH U RCH 'L MESSENGER39. LEEDS UNITED EC40. PLASCON M IGHTY DUCK41. HIGH JUMPERS FC42. JABULANI UNITED FC43. COMETS EC44. DARBU UNITED EC45. REAL EAST XI FC46. FRANK PEACEMAKER FC47. ZULU ROYALS FC48. BIG XI FC49. BRIADENE UNITED FC50. PEACEMAKERS EC51. SWAZI ROYALS EC

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52. MAGABHENI REAL ACES EC 107.53. SAWPITS CHAMPION 108.54. SAPPI ACES EC 109.55. BLACK PIRATES EC 110.56. REAL CHIEFS FC 111.57. GREEN RANGERS FC 112.58. JUNIOR ACES FC 113.59. MARITE LIONS FC 114.60. ROYAL BIRDS FC 115.61. APO LLO RANGERS FC 116.62. M OGOLENG HOME STARS FC 118.63. BULL FIGHTERS FC 119.64. HEALTH CENTRE UNITED FC 120.65. BARCELONA FC 121.66. STOKE CITY FC 122.67. BARENA FC 123.68. CITY MOVERS FC 124.69. FRASERS UNITED FC 125.70. APO LLO XI FC 126.71. SPRINGBOKS FC 127.72. GOLDEN CITY FC 128.73. BOKSBURG G U ILD FC 129.74. MANCHESTER CITY FC 130.75. SPORTING SPADES FC 131.76. KATLEHONG LIVERPOOL FC 132.77. WATFORD FC 133.78. FISTO REBELLIONS FC 134.79. M IGHTY MDBS FC 135.80. HENDLERS JUVENTUS FC 136.81. LESLIE HOTSPURS FC 137.82. SASOL UNITED BROS FC 138.83. NIGEL HOTSPURS FC 139.84. BALFOUR SHAM ROCKS FC 140.85. MIGHTY BLUES FC 141.86. M.S. & A. UNITED FC 142.87. EASTERN LIONS FC 143.88. LUTON TOW N FC 144.89. GREYVILLE CITY FC 145.90. LENASIA RAMBLERS FC 146.91. LENASIA SOUTH FC 147.92. APPOLON FC 148.93. DOBSONVILLE CELTICS FC 149.94. ATLETICO FC 150.95. LESCO UNITED FC 151.96. O RLAN D O ROMAN S/MARKET 152.97. YO U N G EAGLES FC 153.98. NASHUA ALL STARS FC 154.99. DETERMINED BROS FC 155.

100. EVERTON FC 156.101. NEAC ALL STARS FC 157.102. ALEX. LU CKY BOYS FC 158.103. COVENTRY CITY FC 159,104. O RLAN D O HOTSPURS FC 160,105. M EADOW LANDS ALL STARS FC 161106. W HITE CITY SPURS FC 162

KINGS PALACE SANTOS R.M. MILAN B. MILANM OLAPO PHILIS FC LO N G HO RN ALL STARS FC ROCKVILLE HUNGRY LIONS FC BLUE W HALES FC BELLVILLE FC MIGHTY SAINTS FC VRS CHIEFS FC INTER DRAGONS FC ROYAL SPA FC PARADISE CITY FC COVENTRY FC CARTORIA ALABA CHIEFS VILLA WANDERERS FC XI EXPRESS FC KROM KRUIL TIGERS FC PRETORIANS FC HUNS SPORTING FC SPARTANS FC BRITS HOTSPURS FC HARTIES S. STARS FC SIR OPP. FAST XI FC MONTANA W INGS FC PETERS M IGHTY BIRDS VEREENIGING O LD BOYS TLADI CALLIES FC BLACK VULTURES FC PHOM OLA PEACEMAKERS MORIA SWEEPERS FC SENADANE BLACKPOOL DURBAN BLACK ACES FC SIX DOLLARS FC GIYANI UNITED FC STONEBREAKERS FC SESHEGO N. BOYS FC XIHO KO UTD TERRORS REAL ROVERS FC M OGOTO ALL STARS FC JUNIOR STARS FC KROONSTAD RABBITS FC WELKOM LIVERPOOL FC DINARE ASTON VILLA LU CKY LADS FC ACES UNITED FC HOM ELANDS C. BIRDS FC M IGHTY KINGS FC HARM ONY FC BLOEMFONTEIN PRISON FC RANDA SPEARS FC MANCHESTER FC THE BIRDS FC LORAINE LIONS FC YO U N G TIGERS FC

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M IN U TES O F TH E SPECIA L G EN ER A L M EETIN G H ELD AT TH E NSL SUPER SU ITE, SO C C E R C IT Y O N TH E 12TH MAY 1991

PRESENT:

Messrs R. Sishi (Chairman)A. Trikamjee L. Hacker C. Kobus T. De CanhaA. Bhamjee G. Osman R. HackB. NaidooC. MIokoti J. Vurden J. Letuka P. Chetty G. GxowaD. Leboa (recording)

Clubs as per attached attendance register.

APOLOGIES:

Messrs C. Passmore Cape Town Spurs FC Iscor Dynamos FC

The Chairman declared the meeting opened.

OPENING REMARKS:The Chairman informed the delegates that the League's Legal Adviser Adv. N. Cassim had been invited to come and give delegates the spirit of the amendment which had been proposed by the Executive Committee.

Advocate Cassim informed the delegates that in principle he wanted to motivate and at­tempt to demonstrate to them that the framers of the amendment and proposed adopters, namely the Executive Committee have not abandoned the prime objective in any dispute is the pursuit of truth, that has not been abandoned or abolished in the proposed amend­ment.

He then demonstrated by comparing the present situation against the future if the amend­ment is adopted, the need for the amendment is a speedy resolution of any dispute that lies before the League.

The present system envisages that any dispute before the League is firstly determined by the Disciplinary Committee and if the grievant party is not happy with the result, then there is an Appeal Board and it stops there whether you like or don't like the decision, but there is a law called the review procedure which means that any in tribunal there is an inherent review power of the court which means that if you are not happy with the proceedings resulting in the outcome of the decision, you can take those proceedings on review, you go to the Supreme Court and you do not say to the Supreme Court we want you to find that we the losing party are right and the winning party is wrong, that is not what the Supreme Court can do, all what the Supreme Court can do is to examine the procedure and find whether there was what is known in legal terms as a reviewable ir-

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regularity and if the court finds that there was a reviewable irregularity, all that the court can do is to set aside the decision and send it back to the body that took the decision.

He gave an example and stated that when a person is accused of an offensive behaviour, he must be presented with it and he must be given an opportunity to be heard and that is called basic principles of natural justice and fair play and that is what happens in a re­view case.

Advocate Cassim further stated that the reason for this amendment is that a speedy reso­lution can be achieved as against a court review which would under normal circum­stances take three months and this creates havoc for the League.

The judge cannot substitute his decision for the decision of the Disciplinary Committee and the Appeal Board, all he can do is setting aside and sending it back for review.

All what the League was creating now, was a system where the Arbitrator will not only exercise review powers, he will ultimately decide what is right and wrong, so in fact the criticism that the clubs are limiting their rights with respect is wrong, because in the amendments the club are given greater rights, the greater right is that if somebody is un­happy with the Appeal Board, then he can go to the Independent man who will be set up by the League, but then the club must accept his decision as final and binding.

He further stated that the development of alternative dispute resolution, is a very very strong rising phenomena mainly in the western world and understands that the FIFA statutes have this clause.

The Chairman thanked Advocate Cassim for the dissection of the amendment and would now ask the Chief Executive Officer to give the principle of the amendment.

The Chief Executive Officer stated that the clubs had heard a presentation putting across the Lawyer's perspective and would now endeavour to put across the Soccer Adminis­trator's perspective.

The clubs must never lose the opportunity to improve their constitution wherever it oc­curs and must see that positively at all times.

A constitution is a dynamic document for as long as there is an Association of people or people constituting an Association such as the League for so long does the potential exist for dispute and disagreement, therefore, for so long as the potential for improving a Con­stitution exist, the Constitution of America is referred to very often as a classic case of a document that old and yet still in the making.

The main objective therefore of assembling in this manner in this house today is to seize the opportunity to improve our constitution, to rearrange or regulate our relations and rights to one another afresh, remembering that as we go about our business of organising and administering soccer, we do so with a bond and duty firmly imbedded at the back of our minds and that obligation is to ourselves members of this organisations, our sponsors, people who invest in our activities for us to realise our aims, we have a bond and duty to spiritual owners of your clubs, your supporters.

Therefore, as we carry out our activities we must remember we have one resource among others that is not available unendingly and that is time in whatever we do we must do in a reasonable time frame, we must do in order to come to a solution as quick­ly as possible.

The Chief Executive Officer had been called upon at the last media conference the con­tention being that the League was to embark on an exercise that will have the effect of tempering adversely with the rights of individuals and the rights of clubs, to take away those rights, to diminish the role of justice in the scheme of things in the League, gave him the opportunity to recall the genesis of that issue as has been debated by the press.

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The SpursAVanderers/Darkies case was not necessarily the one that motivated this trend of thinking in the circles of the Executive Committee, there is a case which left the Ex­ecutive in no doubt by the end of last year that this mechanism had to be introduced and that was the Pretoria CalliesAA/itbank Shepherds case. If the SpursAVanderers/Darkies case has contributed, it has contributed only to reinforce the conviction and we are not attempting to passing a vote of no confidence in the Courts of the land, all we are say­ing is that organisations such as ourselves do have their own unique ways and mecha­nisms of resolving their problems and we don't need to be burdening the courts who are already so overladen with work and there lies the crux of the matter.

The courts are not always likely to give the attention on your problem the urgency you may desire.

As the Spurs/Wanderers case unfolded, there came a cry from the media quarters and it was the League that was hung, that this cannot be allowed to continue, this is not the way that members of an organisation such as this one should go about resolving their dis­putes.

Those self-serving newspapers last week did a complete turn about and now crying to high heaven that this cannot be right, if this were to be channelled successfully it cannot be fair for the clubs of the League.

Now delegates are to remember that newspapers have a different agenda and as the say­ing goes "wear different hats for different functions" and their main preoccupation is to sell newspapers and to increase circulation unless there is an element of sensation, news­papers will not sell as the owners would want them to sell.

Soccer stands on the brink of CAE and FIFA membership and both constitutions of these organisations contain this clause.

He stated that it was unfair on the part of Sunday Times to use Jomo Sono's image and name to convey to the League that one of the members is in disagreement with the League, it is not Jomo talking there and this was told to the newspaper and they did not dispute it, it is the Sunday Times talking, they are fermenting an element of sensation in order to bring about an increased circulation.

But all what the League seeks to say in the amendment is that let us agree that we will provide for expeditious resolving of our disputes and disagreements, in the course of it, it is judicious that the Arbitrator will be the ultimate level of appeal, let us agree to contract out the right to go to the Supreme Court and remember this is a very vital and crucial point that is totally overlooked, that going to the Supreme Court is a privilege of the few, a privilege of the monied and excludes the majority.

The Chairman stated that now was the time to ask questions but his common sense told him that questions would be raised as the proposed amendments are read and he called Mr Hacker to read the proposed amendments.

Mr Hacker read the amendments as detailed hereunder:

An appeal against any finding, penalty, decision or sentence of any sub-committee or disciplinary body constituted in terms of this Constitution or any Rules and Regulations formulated in respect of any competitions concerning the NSL, shall lie to the Appeal Board and thereafter lie only on an Arbitrator, in accordance with what is provided below.

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ARBITRATION:1. (a) All members of the NSL, without limiting the generality thereof, shall include

clubs, officials and players, shall be obliged to submit their disputes of whatsoev­er nature in the event of any party not being satisfied with the decision of the Ap­peal Board, to the arbitration within seventy two (72) hours of such decision.

(b) The Arbitrator's decision shall be final and binding on the parties and no appeal shall be entertained.

(c) The parties before the Arbitrator, including the NSL, shall be entitled to legal rep­resentation.

(d) The Arbitrator shall be, if the question in issue is:(i) primarily an accounting matter, an independent auditor of not less than ten

years standing;(ii) primarily a legal matter (including the interpretation of the Constitution and/or

Rules and Regulations of the League), a practising Senior Counsel;(iii) Any other matter, an independent person.

The Chief Executive Officer of the NSL shall submit a list of THREE PERSONS NAMES to the parties in dispute and if within three days thereafter they do not mutually agree upon their election of an Arbitrator from such list and ad­vise the League, the appointment of the Arbitrator shall be determined by the Chairman of the local Bar Council.

(e) The Arbitration shall be held:(i) At a venue to be determined by the Chief Executive Officer;(ii) informally and in a summary manner i.e. on the basis that it will not be nec­

essary to observe the strict rules of evidence or the usual formalities or pro­cedures;

(iii) immediately with a view to its being completed within twenty one (21) busi­ness days after it is demanded;

(iv) in all other respect under the provisions of "The Arbitration Act 1965"(f) The Arbitrator shall have the power to open up and review and revise any opin­

ion, decision, requisition or notice and to determine all matters in dispute which shall be submitted to him and shall determine the procedure to be adopted upon every or any such reference. Dispute, determination or award shall be in the sole and absolute discretion of the Arbitrator, who may determine the dispute in all re­spects.The Arbitrator's decision in all respects shall be final and binding on all parties concerned.

2. CO URT OF LAWThe parties in this constitution agree not to pursue any remedies in a Court of Law, be it on review or Appeal or otherwise and acknowledge that the decision of an Arbitra­tor shall be final and binding on them.Mr J. Mahlangu (Witbank Aces) moved adoption of the amendments and was duly seconded by Mr K. Motaung (Iwisa Kaizer Chiefs), the Chairman asked as to whether there were any objectors and there was none.There being no further business, the meeting was terminated.

SIGNED :

DATE :

CHAIRMAN

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FIRST D IV IS IO N S E C O N D D IV IS IO N

1. BLOEM CELTICS 1. BENONI NORTHERNS2. BOSMONT CHELSEA 2. PRETORIA CALLIES3. DANGEROUS DARKIES 3. RATANANG4. SUNDOW NS 4. BLUE BELLS5. DYNAMOS 5. RAVENS6. HELLENIC 6. DE BEERS7. IWISA KAIZER CHIEFS 7. REAL ROVERS8. JOMO M. COSMOS 8. FORDSBURG CITY9. MANNING RANGERS 9. ROCKRIDGE

10. O RLAN D O PIRATES 10. HEALTH CENTRE UTD11. PRETORIA CITY 11. SPARKLING M ONARCHS12. SHARP BLACKPOOL 12. KROONSTAD RABBITS13. VAAL REEFS STARS 13. SWARAJ UNITED14. REAL TAJ 14. TW O FOR JOY15. W ITBAN KACES 15. NEAC ALL STARS16. AFRICAN WANDERERS 16. ZO LA REAL YO U N G STARS17. WITS UNIVERSITY 17. BATTS W O O D

18. MANCHESTER UNITED19. E.L. BLUE BELLS20. CORONATION21. D'ALB-ERTON CALLIES

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MIDVELD GREAT NORTH

1. TAFELKOP UNITED 1. MAHWELERENG R. ROVERS2. RUTO COSM OS 2. SESHEGO N. BOYS3. JUNIOR SWALLOWS 3. RIA STARS4. EXECUTIVE W IZZARDS 4. NABOOM CHIEFS5. PROGRESS SUNDOW NS 5. PHALABORWA UTD6. BAM INTERNATIONAL 6. SESHEGO STONEBREAKERS7. JUNIOR BROS 7. MAHWELERENG Y. TIGERS8. PUBS 8. PHOM OLA PEACEMAKERS

9. GIYANE UNITED10. M OGOTO ALL STARS11. MORIA SWEEPERS

CENTRAL B CENTRAL A1. SENOANE BLACKPOOL2. SIR OPPENHEIMER FAST XI3. WHITE CITY SPURS4. RM MILAN5. TLADI CALLIES6. SUPER SPURS

1. NEAC ALL STARS2. O RLAN D O HOTSPURS3. VRS CHIEFS4. BARENA5. M EADOW LANDS ALL STARS6. DIEPKLOOF ARCADIA7. M OLAPO PHILLIPS8. MANCHESTER CITY9. M IGHTY SAINTS

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CENTRAL C EASTERN C

1. DETERMINED BROS 1. BALFOUR SHAM ROCKS2. SPIDER XI 2. BRAKPAN SANTOS3. JAMAICAN SPORTING 3. TSAKANE JUNIOR ACES4. BLUE W HALES 4. TOTTENHAM HOTSPURS5. INTER DRAGONS 5. DANGEROUS LIONS6. ROCKVILLE HUNGRY LIONS7. LU CKY BOYS

EASTERN B EASTERN A

1. SONAP HOME STARS 1. SKIPPER YO U N G STARS2. BLUE BIRDS 2. REAL MADRID3. WATTVILLE PIRATES 3. CARNABY SPADES4. WATFORD 4. EDENPARK SWALLOWS5. KWATHEMA PUBS 5. M CKECHNIE BROS6. KREEPY KRAULY SPURS 6. KATLEHONG LIVERPOOL7. BOKSBURG GUILD8. ALLEYS VILLAGE ROLLERS9. MIGHTY MDBS10. YO U N G STARS

LOWVELD A LOWVELD B

1. CITY MOVERS2. SAPPI ACES3. SPRINGBOKS4. MATSULU LTD

NORTHERN A

1. HEALTH CENTRE2. APPOLO RANGERS3. BUSH FIGHTERS4. REAL CHIEFS5. M OGOLENG H. STARS6. MARITE LIONS7. GREEN RANGERS8. APPOLO XI9. BAKOENA CHIEFS10. HLUVUKANI UTD BROS11. W ELVERDIEND E. RANGERS

NORTHERN B

1. PRETORIA HELICOPTERS 1. MANDEL KINGS2. HUNS SPORTING 2. SOSHANGUVE UTD BROS3. SPARTANS 3. PHOM OLONG JUVENTUS4. HAPPY EIGHTERS 4. BRITS HOTSPURS5. ROYAL SPA 5. CARTORIA ALBA CHIEFS6. PARADISE CITY 6. JUNIOR BLIZZARDS

SOUTHERN A SOUTHERN B

1. VEREENIGING O LD BOYS 1. LATE BELL TERRORS2. REPUBLICAN PROMOTERS 2. CONTINENTAL PROMOTERS3. MALUTI JUNIOR CHIEFS 3. BLACK VULTURES4. UNITED COSM OS 4. BOIKETLONG UNITED

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WESTERN A WESTERN B

1. RANDFONTEIN HOME STARS 1. KANANA SUNDOW NS2. WAGM VULTURES 2. POTCHEFSTROOM Y. STARS3. KACISO ALL STARS 3. KLERKSDORP Y. RABBITS4. BLUE BELLS 4. ORKNEY Y. ZEBRAS5. KAGISO DYNAM OS 5. VERONA6. PETER'S M. BIRDS 6. VILJOENSKROON7. CARLETONVILLE8. HARTIES SHINING

OFS EAST OFS WEST

1. JUNIOR STARS 1. YO U N G TIGERS2. M ORNING STARS 2. MIGHTY BIRDS3. DINONYANE 3. LORRAINE LIONS4. EARLY BIRDS 4. WELKOM LIVERPOOL5. THABO NG Y. TIGERS 5. HARM ONY6. LUCKY LEADS 6. KROONSTAD RABBITS7. DINARE ASTON VILLA 7. BLOEM. PRISON8. O'REILLY XI 8. HOM ELAND C. BROS

9. RANDA SPEARS10. MOUNTAIN SHADESn . PELE UTD BROS

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M IN U TES O F TH E SPECIA L G EN ER A L M EETIN G H ELD O N TH E 4TH A U G U ST 1991 AT TH E N SL SUPER SU ITE, SO C C E R C IT Y

PRESENT:

Messrs A Trikamjee - in the chair J de Canha C Miokoti C Osman B Naidoo J Letuka C Passmore P Chetty J Vurden R HackD Leboa - recorder

CLUBS AS PER ATTACHED REGISTER

The Chairman declared the meeting opened.

OPENING REMARKS:

The Chairman welcomed the delegates to the meeting. He stated that in the History of any organisation whether big or small or any organisation in total control of a situation you have a crisis, in a different way in that they think that an organisation is now weak and therefore, should re-assess itself and others view a crisis as a panic situation but those people who have their senses, who realises that a crisis in any organisation whether big or small, powerful or weak is healthy and is healthy for one reason only that if an organisation is shaken into a situation of complacency it immediately has the op­portunity of being forced on itself to carry out the process of reassessment and what we have in the proud history of the League in 1991 is a series of events that have culminat­ed into today's meeting which in his view was an exercise of reassessment.

How are we conducting ourselves, how we propose to conduct ourselves and where have we gone wrong and if we have gone wrong, lets put our heads together, lets not all get excited, lets not start calling each other names, lets not blame any one, two or three individuals, but lets put our heads together as members of this organisation and resolve our problems and ensure that when we leave the meeting today the League will grow stronger than it has ever been.

He stated that he made these remarks because of their relevancy, as the League has un­derwent a series of traumas in the last 60 days and were well known to the members and was requesting the members present for their unwavering support, commitment and promise that even if a member has to die for the League that members are prepared to do so.

1. CREDENTIALS

Mr Leboa stated that in terms of Article 12.13 of the League's Constitution, clubs repre­senting the Divisions are:

- 1st division 23 out of 24

- 2nd division27 out of 40

- 3rd division 164 out of 415

He moved that the credentials received be taken as read and was duly seconded.

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2. APOLOGIES

None

3. JOMO MIDAS COSMOS SUPREME COURT APPLICATION TO LIQUIDATE THE NSL

The Chairman informed the members that this was the subject matter which had caused this meeting to be convened originally.

The matter had now been settled and the Chairman gave the meeting a brief resume that the application was lodged in the Supreme Court in Johannesburg for the liquidation or alternatively the suspension of two senior officials and further alternatively, the Executive was entrusted with the task of opposing the application.

The Chairman stated that he was not going into the merits of the application and would also not deal with the contentions which were listed in the application because he felt it was now not necessary for this meeting. After the Acting Chairman filed affidavits on be­half of the League there were certain decisions that were taken and at the end of it all the application was withdrawn by the applicant, the League agreed to pay half of the appli­cants costs and the other half be paid by the other two parties.

That is the result of the Supreme Court application.

The Chairman stated that he would not want to throw this matter open for discussion as it would not serve any purpose, it was history and the upshot of this application not im­portant for the rest of the meeting.

The Executive Committee at a meeting after advice from Senior Counsel, Mr Cilliers de­cided that in view of some of the allegations made in the press, the Executive Committee was happy to step down, that clubs decide who must be in the Executive Committee and the Acting Chairman had made this undertaking in the affidavits filed with the Court and that is why there is an immediate problem of overcoming the present Constitution which does not make provision for holding elections in extraordinary circumstances and the cir­cumstances found today are extraordinary.

The proposals to the amendment of the Constitution attached to the circular convening this meeting are proposals coming directly from the Senior Council.

The proposals are in two fold:

They deal with the situation where the meeting has to amend the existing Constitution, because the existing constitution makes no provision for an election today of the Execu­tive Committee and to complicate the matter a little bit more, there is a situation where this League was officially launched in 1991 and therefore, there is an agreement which has been entered into with the former Eederation which allowed for five (5) former mem­bers of the FPL to occupy five seats in the Executive Committee, one of which would be the Vice-Chairman.

The advice of the Senior Counsel was that the agreement could not be interfered with, therefore, whatever amendment was made to the Constitution had to embody the agree­ment for two reasons:

- it was an agreement to unify;

- it was embodied in the Constitution.

The other problem was that there is a clause in the Constitution which says there shall be no elections in 1991 season.

The proposals that will be made will sufficiently take care of the situation.

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4. COMMISSION OF ENQUIRY

The Chairman stated that there had been a fair amount of criticism in some instances rightly and others wrongly of the manner in which the whole matter had been dealt with, the strongest criticism being that the Executive Committee appointed an internal com­mission consisting of members of the Executive Committee to investigate matters con­cerning other members of the Executive Committee and quite rightly the perception out there is that this is a cover-up and this is just members of the Executive Committee trying to put it mildly in order to pull a job on the organisation.

The Chairman stated that he wished to explain this situation in order to clarify the per­ception which has been floating around. Initially, when this whole problem arose, the Ex­ecutive Committee in its wisdom felt that it should consult with first division clubs which it did. At that first division clubs meeting the recommendation of the first division clubs was all three persons who were not named in that meeting should immediately be sus­pended and an Independent Commission of Enquiry consisting of somebody outside the organisation, a retired judge or Senior Counsel should head a One Man Commission to investigate the entire matter.

The Executive Committee took that recommendation and consulted Senior Counsel whose advice was the following;

- If you appoint an Outside Commission you shall be faced with an immediate frustra- tive delay, which meant that anyone of the three persons was to testify before a Re­fined Judge or Senior Counsel or Outside Person.

That person would state that he is not prepared to divulge information he has, he may be incriminated in a criminal trial, tbe matter is sub-judice and therefore, until his criminal matter is sorted out, he is not prepared to say anything, that would have caused that Commission to delay proceedings there and then.

His advice was as follows:

- There is also the problem of the Attorney General, who will exercise his privilege as he is entitled to stop you from holding a public Commission because it would inter­fere with his investigations and that there is nothing precluding from having an in­ternal Commission, and on that basis advised to go ahead with the Commission, and this was given to clubs of the first division and they accepted.

The Commission had encountered problems in that most of the organisations' documents had been taken by the Attorney General because of the criminal investigations and a meeting had been held with the Attorney General, but he stated that he was still prepar­ing and once he was ready to serve indictments or charges against the parties concerned would then give the League all the information which it needed which was in his pos­session and whilst he was preparing indictments was not prepared to part with informa­tion.

This situation had to be accepted.

At a meeting of the first division clubs last week it was felt that the Chairman of the Com­mission had now become Acting Chairman of the League and that created a conflict and was felt that the Acting Chairman of the League stand down and recuse himself from the Commission and this was accepted. The other view was that because of all allegations of an internal cover-up, the Executive Committee should seriously consider expanding the Commission to include two club representatives, one member from Disciplinary Com­mittee and one member from SAFA subject to ratification by this meeting.

Two club representatives are: Messrs V Mahlangu (Aces)S Mali (O. Pirates)

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One Disciplinary Committee Member: Mr D Norman One SAFA Member: Mr S Morewa

The SAFA nominee was subject to approval by SAFA Executive Committee which has since approved.

The Chairman stated that the ratification of the meeting is required for the expansion of the Commission to include the above persons.

The convenor of this Commission in following protocol would be Mr S Morewa (SAFA)

Mr Lekgetho asked the Chairman to give a report of what caused the Court Action in de­tails because he would not want to believe what he had been reading from the press. The Chairman gave a detail outlined as to what transpired from the Court Application and ultimately the Out of Court Settlement.

Mr Letuka suggested in view of the elections to be held later, he requested that the Act­ing Chairman should be included in the Commission as the Convenor.

Mr Motaung replied that the Convenor be Mr S Morewa and the Acting Chairman be left from the Commission.Mr Selane asked for the terms of reference for this Commission. The Chairman replied that unfortunately the minutes of the Executive Committee were not available and broad­ly the Commission was obliged to investigate and report on the entire sponsorship monies due to the Eeague.

Mr C Kgosana asked as to whether there were no able bodied persons in the second di­vision to represent them.

Mr Motaung replied that he wished to concur with the previous speaker and suggested that Mr J Lekgetho (second division) be included.

This was duly accepted by the house, and the other members were also ratified as prop­erly included in the Commission.

The other members of the Commission from the Executive Committee are:

Mr J de Canha (Treasurer)

Mr G Osman

Mr J Letuka

5. AMENDMENTS TO PROVISIONS OF THE NSL CONSTITUTION IN TERMS OF THE PROPOSALS

The Chairman asked Mr Hack to deal with this item. Mr Hack asked the house for the comparison of the Constitution as against the proposals.

Mr Hack stated that the Executive Committee had resolved to add that:

- Clause 6.1.1. (v) and 6.1.3. (dd)

Public Affairs Officer be removed from the election roll, that position would be ap­pointed by the Executive Committee on the basis of an employed person as opposed with the powers to vote.

- 1.1. Clause 6.1.2.1.

The deletion of: "It is specifically recorded that the shall be no elections for the 1991 season"

- 1.2. Clause 6.1.2.2A

If circumstances require, the Executive Committee may also be elected at an extraor-

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dinary General Meeting of the League, convened, inter alia, for such purpose, in which event, the provision of clause 6.1.2.2. shall not apply. Nominations shall be made orally by the Chairman of the proposing club and by the Chairman of the sec­onding club.

Voting shall be by show of hands and the provisions of 12.2. to 12.10 and 12.13 and 12.14 shall apply.

In the event that the Constitution is amended as set out above, all existing members of the Executive Committee shall stand down and an Extraordinary General Election of the Executive Committee shall take place, provided that the provisions of the agree­ment concluded between the League and the clubs of the former Federation are com­plied with.

The Chairman asked as to whether the above amendments with the exception of Clause 6.1.4.2.4. are being accepted by the Elouse to be included in the Constitution and the house affirmed.

The Chairman asked as to whether was there anyone in the house in disagreement with the proposals, and there was none.

Mr Selane asked as to whether if the agreement of the League and the former Federation clubs has to stand, does it mean that when the elections are held now the Federation clubs would not take part in view of the agreement being honoured.

The Chairman replied that legally they are entitled to vote but normally they are not, be­cause the moment they have their five in they cannot vote.

Mr Selane asked that the Chairman make a ruling on that.

The Chairman stated that he cannot give a ruling on that as it was a constitutional ruling and thus he cannot make a ruling. Mr I Khoza stated that there was a bit of discrepancy here in that the former Federation Clubs voted for the five people in the Executive Com­mittee and the former NSL clubs did not vote for those members and would be unfair for the League to allow the Federation clubs to vote for the Executive Committee whilst the five members are being retained.

The Chairman stated that this was a moral argument which was right as this meeting is constituted in terms of the Constitution and the people that are to be barred now have participated in all deliberations and legally they cannot be barred. Whilst there is a moral argument the Chairman could appeal to former Federation clubs to exercise their moral obligations not to vote in the issue where former NSL clubs are voting, but cannot bar anyone from voting, because it would be wrong and illegal.

The Chairman appealed to the house to exercise their patience and morality as he can­not stop anyone here from voting who is entitled to vote.

Mr Chachalia stated that it was proper and correct that if an agreement was reached be­tween the two parties and because of the problems that the League have, that agreement be honoured as a matter of morality and once the agreement is honoured then the posi­tion of voting is a matter that you cannot rule on, the same reciprocity is expected from the former Federation clubs, if they do not indicate very clearly that they will not vote then they must all also stand down as the Constitution was all to stand down.

The Chairman stated that this clarifies the position.

Mr Gumede stated that it would be unfair to the former Federation if the five members could stand down as they are unknown to former NSL clubs and the former Federation clubs would be out-voted and this was a reality.

The Chairman then addressed himself to the former Federation clubs that as former Chairman of the former Federation, for their assurance in the light of the spirit of the

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agreement and the acceptance of the spirit of the agreement this morning they would not vote in the elections of the other positions in the Executive. He asked as to whether there was any ex Federation club that disagrees with this motion.

There was no ex Federation club that disagreed with the motion and the Chairman closed this discussion.

The Chairman then stated that the entire Executive Committee in terms of the Court Set­tlement is now dissolved.

Mr J Mahlangu moved that the five members of the former Federation are in included in the Executive Committee and was seconded by Mr J Khumalo.

Mr Olifant of SAFA was nominated the Returning Officer.

Mr Olifant stated that the elections would be held for the following:

- Chairman- First Vice Chairman- Treasurer- Five Executive Members

Mr Cumede moved that the members of the Executive Committee be returned en bloc and only elect the Chairman and the Vice Chairman be elected and was duly seconded by Mr I Khoza.

The nominations for Chairman and Vice Chairman were:

Messrs K Kunene - proposed by Mr K Motaung and seconded by Mr J Mahlangu L.M. Taunyane - proposed by J Sono and seconded by V Mahlangu.

Mr I Khoza proposed closure of nominations and was seconded by the house.

The said nominees were asked to recuse themselves after they had been asked as to ac­ceptance of nomination.

Mr Mahlangu proposed that the person receiving a lesser vote should be Vice Chairman and was seconded by the house.

Voting was announced by the Returning Officer as follows:

Mr Kunene - 162 votes Mr Taunyane - 74 votes Messrs K Kunene - Chairman L Taunyane - Vice Chairman

Mr Kunene took the rostrum and informed the clubs that as they had shown confidence in him he wished to inform the third division clubs that he would be making himself available to address meetings at their various regions as he realised that they were being neglected.

There being no further business the meeting was declared terminated.

SIGNED

DATE

CHAIRMAN

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N A T IO N A L SO C C E R LEA G U E A TTEN D A N C E REGISTER - 4TH A U G U ST, 1991

FIRST D IV IS IO N

1. AM AZULU FC2. BLOEM. CELTICS FC3. BOSM ONT CHELSEA FC4. CRUSADERS UNITED FC5. DANGEROUS DARKIES FC6. SUNDOW NS FC7. DYNAM OS FC8. FAIRWAY STARS FC9. HELLENIC FC

10. IWISA KAIZER CHIEFS FC11. JOMO MIDAS COSM OS FC12. LIG HTBO DYS FC13. MANNING RANGERS FC14. M OROKA SWALLOWS FC15. O RLAN D O PIRATES FC16. PE BLACKPOOL FC 1 7. PRETORIA CITY FC18. REAL TAJ FC19. SHARP BLACKPOOL FC20. UMTATA BUCKS FC21. VAAL REEFS STARS FC22. W ITBANK ACES FC23. WITS UNIVERSITY FC24. AFRICAN WANDERERS FC

O K LEA G U E

1. BEREA FC2. BLUE BELLS FC3. CO RO NATIO N FC4. CRYSTAL BRAINS FC5. CHIPPAS DYNAM OS FC6. D'ALBERTON CALLIES FC7. FORDSBURG CITY FC8. ROCKRIDGE FC9. JASAIR BIRDS FC

10. MANCHESTER CITY FC11. MARITZBURG UNITED FC12. STANGER UNITED FC13. RATANANG FC14. RAVENS FC15. ROYAL TIGERS FC16. SPARKLING M ONARCHS FC17. SWARAJ UNITED FC18. TEMBU ROYALS FC19. BOKSBURG FC20. UMTATA LIVERPOOL FC21. VAAL PROFESSIONALS FC22. ZULU ROYALS FC23. DE BEERS FC

C EN TR A L A STREAM EASTERN A STREAM1. VRS CHIEFS FC 1. SPORTING SPADES FC2. LUTON TOW N FC 2. LEEDS UNITED FC3. ROODEPOORT ARSENALS FC 3. MCKENZIE BROS FC4. EINDHOVEN FC5. SPIDER ELEVEN FC6. BARENA FC

C EN TR A L B STREAM

1. COVENTRY FC2. SIR OPPENHEIMER FAST XI FC3. W HITE CITY SPURS FC4. DONCHESTER FC5. ARGENTINOS FC6. WOLVES WANDERERS FC7. TSHIAW ELO UNITED STARS FC8. ZO LA JUVENTUS FC

EASTERN B STREAM

1. BOKSBURG GUILD FC2. STOKE CITY FC

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C EN TR A L C STREAM

1. LO N G HO RN ALL STARS FC2. MILAN FC3. KINGS PALACE SANTOS FC4. DETERMINED BROS FC5. ALEXANDRA SANTOS EC6. SENIOR KILLERS FC7. TEMBISA WHITE BIRDS EC

EASTERN C STREAM

1. FISTOS REBELLIONS EC2. BRAKPAN SANTOS FC

C EN TR A L D STREAM N O R TH ER N A STREAM

1. LENASIA RAMBLERS FC2. GREYVILLE CITY EC3. PIMVILLE YO U N G STARS FC4. LENASIA SOUTH FC5. CARLISLE FC6. READING EC7. COVENTRY EC8. THE BOYS FC9. TIGERS EC

1. PRETORIA HELICOPTERS FC2. RAFFICKS FC3. YO U N G EAGLES FC

H IG H V E LD STREAM N O R TH ER N B STREAM

1. SASOL UNITED BROS FC2. SASOL SAINTS FC

1. HLANGANISA ALL STARS FC2. JUNIOR BLIZZARDS FC3. LETLHABILE PIONEERS EC4. E L SPORTING FC5. CARTORIA CHIEFS FC

N O R TH ER N B STREAM SO U TH ER N

1. THE BOSS FC2. ROYAL SPA FC3. COVENTRY EC

1. BLACK VULTURES FC2. BOIKETLONG UNITED FC3. VOB FC

O FS W EST STREAM TRAN SKEI

1. M IGHTY BIRDS FC2. PELE UNITED BROS EC3. OMEGA SPURS FC4. RANDA SPEARS5. HARM ONY EC6. HOM ELAND CITY BROS EC7. BFN PRISON XI EC8. M IGHTY GREENS FC9. ASTON VILLA

1. QUMBU VULTURES FC2. GRAND ALL STARS FC3. FLYING SQUAD FC4. ELEVEN EXPERIENCE FC5. UMTATA CITY FC6. NGANGELIZW E HOTSPURS7. REAL HUNTERS FC8. TRY AGAIN FC9. CALAVARN C A R D FC

O FS EAST STREAM M ID V ELD STREAM

1. THABO NG YO U N G TIGERS FC2. LUCKY LADS FC3. OREILLY XI FC4. CITY ROCKS FC5. OMEGA SPURS FC6. MORNING STARS FC7. STARS 91 FC8. SETSOKOTSANE FC

1. RUTO COSM OS FC2. TAFELKOP UNITED FC3. VIKINGS FC

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W ESTERN A STREAM

1. KACISO ALL STARS FC2. WAGM VULTURES FC3. KAGISO DYNAM OS FC4. R/FONTEIN HOME STARS FC

LO W V E LD B STREAM

W ESTERN B STREAM

1. HARTIES GOLDEN XI FC2. HARTIES SHINING STARS FC3. CHEM ICO ASTON VILLA FC4. RANDFONTEIN LIVERPOOL FC

C O A STA L Z O N E A

1. ROYAL BIRDS FC 1. CL;ERM ONT BLIZZARDS FC2. REAL CHIEFS FC 2. HYPERAMA JNR ACES FC3. APPOLO ELEVEN FC 3. LEEDS FC4. GREEN RANGERS FC 4. N KO BO N G O YO U N G BROS5. BULL FIGHTERS FC 5. REAL ACES FC6. MARITE LIONS FC 6. CITY SWALLOWS FC7. APPOLO RANGERS FC 7. ROYALS FC8. BUSH FIGHTERS EC9. BLUE BIRDS FC

10. BAKOENA CHIEFS FC11. HLUVUKANI UTD BROS12. BUSH BUFFALOES FC

LO W V E LD A STREAM

1. SPRITE ALL STARS FC2. NELSPRUIT BLACK PIRATES FC3. PHOLA UNITED FC4. REAL ACES FC5. THEMBISA ALL STARS FC6. SAPI ACES FC7. CITY MOVERS FC8. HAIDEN NATIONALS9. THE BIRDS FC

10. N/SPRUIT BLK SWALLOWS FC11. CITY SPOILERS FC12. VALENCIA HAWKS FC13. BARBERTON ALL BLACKS FC14. MATSULU LTD FC15. BLIZZARDS FC16. MARVELLOUS WANDERERS FC

C O A STA L Z O N E B

1. BLUES UNITED FC2. CHATSW ORTH ROVERS FC3. DURBAN BLACK ACES FC4. HAMBANATHI ALL BLACKS5. QWABE UTD BROS FC6. W ILD BUCKS FC

M ID LA N D S Z O N E C O A STA L Z O N E C

1. AFRICAN UNION JACKS FC 1. BLACK BIRDS FC2. BIG XI FC 2. BUSH BUFFALOES3. COLCHESTER UNITED FC 3. HELIOS FC4. HEBOX FC 4. PEACEMAKERS FC5. MAGNIFICENT XI FC 5. SOUTHERN COLTS FC6. SANSW ILL SWALLOWS FC 6. TRUELITE FC7. BALGOW AN MIGHTY BIRDS FC8. EDENVALE TIGERS FC9. MARITZBURG KICKS FC

7. USUTHU UNITED FC

N O R TH ER N A Z O N E

1. GUNNERS FC2. REAL FAST XI FC

N O R TH ER N B Z O N E

1. JUNIOR XI FC

NATIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE Chairman's Address

CHAIRMANS ADDRESS NATIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE

SUNDAY APRIL, 26TH 1992 AT SOCCER CITY - FIRST NATIONAL BANK STADIUM

Seven years ago, the National Soccer League was born. The birth of this child is well documented and we need not go over it again.

Suffice it to say, teething problems aside, the child is growing and barring the unex­pected, will come of age in the not too distant a future.

Mr. Vice Chairman, members of the Executive Committee, honoured delegates and ob­servers, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, it is indeed a great pleasure for me to welcome you all to this august gathering.

Seven years ago when this league was formed, its future was pregnant with many pos­sibilities. Given the circumstances of its formation, there was always the possibility of its demise. Thank God, it has not come to that.

The last 12 months have been the most traumatic in the history of this body. The problems the organisation went through are well known to most, if not all of you. These were both of an external and internal nature - largely the latter.

As you are well aware, I was elected to the chairmanship of the NSL last year in very unusual circumstances. I took over midstream, so to say, but even more problematic, at the time the NSL was in the midst of a crisis of monumental proportions.

There was a time when it appeared that the very existence of this organisation was on the line. Again, thank God, it did not come to that. We managed to weather the storm.

I know I have come in for criticism from some of you. Some of it was well meaning, but somewhat a little misplaced on some occasions. Belieye me, I accept criticism. Con­structive criticism builds us all. However, I wish to tell you here today how I saw things in the last eight months, and how I see the future.

One of the difficulties 1 experienced was that I took over the leadership of the NSL at a time when its administration was in shambles. Things were chaotic and sometimes seemed to me and to others, that we were on the verge of collapse, administratively and financial.

When I say this, I am not trying to reflect negatively on anyone who served on the NSL in any capacity whatsoever. I am not even trying to gloat over whatever small achieve­ments, if any 1 made in the last eight months.

The simple truth is that this was the state of affairs when I took over. The truth may often be bitter but if this organisation has to make any progress, as indeed it should, cer­tain unpalatables have to be said.

A chairman of an organisation such as the NSL is usually not required to attend to its day to day running. This aspect is usually left to the administration staff.

But, in the unique circumstances of the time, 1 found myself called upon to attend to numerous administrative matters that required urgent attention as the NSL lurched from one crisis to another.

As the media made one disclosure after another about the abuse of funds and power in this organisation, I found myself having to deal with the Press almost 24 hours a day, seven days a week! No joke about it.

In effect, I was often called upon to act as general manager because the previous in­cumbent was forced to vacate the position in the wake of allegations of wrong doing on his part.

I also found myself being forced to serve as Public Relations Officer of the organisa­tion. 1 need to state here that whereas I was aware of the problems of the NSL when I took over, I had not fully understood their enormity.

All this, together with the simple fact that I am a lawyer with a firm of partners and obligations to them (partners), made demands on my time that at times 1 found it difficult to meet.

My endeavours to attend to everyone's problems, I regret to say, were not always suc­cessful. I trust that my efforts to treat all the members equally were visible.

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