Following a special meeting held on Friday, 28 June, the Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) Board has suspended the Board member who faces allegations of posting a racist message in a WhatsApp group.
Although the Constitution of the CMA does not empower the Board to remove a Board member, Clause 11 empowers the Board to suspend any member pending a disciplinary process.
‘Commitment to serving the best interests of all runners’
The CMA, having considered its core responsibilities, which include, among others, accountability, has resolved that the immediate suspension will save the Association its limited financial resources which would be expended on calling a Special General Meeting (SGM), more so considering that the Annual General Meeting is five months away.
The SGM has since been shelved until the disciplinary process is finalised.
There will be no prejudice to the general membership of the CMA as the member is henceforth suspended.
Ngcobo adds, “The Comrades Marathon Association reiterates its commitment to serving the best interests of all runners and to ensuring that there is no place for any form of discrimination within the race itself, its organisation or amongst its members”.