Jerry Lewis

So my information was right....No confidence vote well supported and William Newman is out .....he now joins Zuma.

I just don't agree with the last bit.....there are lots of people doing their bit for free for cycling and taking their own money to fund some cyclists teams and clubs however these are the people who stand up and voice their opinions about the wrongs in CSA and are not part of CSA capture therefore these people are blocked at every turn from getting any voluntary position in CSA.....ask me I know and experienced this first hand. PS There is a CSA AGM in Johannesburg this week end if I'm not mistaken.....my sources tell me there is a motion on no confidence going to tabled against William Newman.....let's see if it's supported.

I just don't agree with the last bit.....there are lots of people doing their bit for free for cycling and taking their own money to fund some cyclists teams and clubs however these are the people who stand up and voice their opinions about the wrongs in CSA and are not part of CSA capture therefore these people are blocked at every turn from getting any voluntary position in CSA.....ask me I know and experienced this first hand. PS There is a CSA AGM in Johannesburg this week end if I'm not mistaken.....my sources tell me there is a motion on no confidence going to tabled against William Newman.....let's see if it's supported.

You probably correct.However I think that a levy should be paid irrespective of what group you in.If CSA acted in a responsible way with these levies I am sure they would be able to then offer all of its members some kind of accident insurance in the event of an accident and also able to fund national teams instead of asking riders to fund themselves and asking riders to pay for a manager.I actually think it's time for a government style inquiry into CSA because even a leaked letter to the UCI on CSA financials has proven fruitless.....nobodys resigned or been fired as yet and so the rot continues....

I'm no accountant but I do know that if an ordinary company has debts in excess of 4 million and no way of servicing that debt then that company will be forced to shut it doors....why is CSA still allowed to keep it's doors open or better still why are the people who got them into this position still hold the positions they hold.....

With technology the way it is today how hard can it be to configure a direct levy payment to CSA from every entry at every event rather than to go cap in hand to organisers after the event begging for levies.R7 or R10 is not a lot of money considering what some event entries cost.......because if they waiting for 4 million to launch some new app it just ain't going to happen.One also does not need a smart app for rider rankings.Results of ny CSA sanctioned event should be submitted to their offices by Tuesday after an event and a simple excel spreadsheet will tabulate a rider ranking system if the data is inputted correctly.The biggest issue in CSA now is in it's management which has got to change.......

Quite frankly CSA financial problems are quite an easy fix if they had the courage and conviction as the governing body of Cycling in S.A. to collect the levies from every event held in S.A. A simple calculation of 7 x 35000 Argus entrants yields and income of quite a few million not to mention 94.7....Amashova and other well attended cycling events in S.A.However CSA don't have the courage or conviction to take on the big race organises like ASG....PPA and others.There is no other country in world where cycling events are held where the governing body doesn't get it's levies.Thats just my 2 cents worth.....Apparently they working on some super app that is supposed to improve their collections of levies as well as a rider ranking system but when questioned as to when this app will happen....The answer was they need over 4 million to launch it......and so the merry go round goes on.....

With expenses ........very close to 100k a month......

Is this enough proof????? Minutes for Urgent Emergency Financial Review Committee Meeting 8 May 2017, 12h00; Telecon 1. Attendance: William Newman (WN), Yster Xatasi (YX), Greg Stedman (GSt), Mike Lombard (ML), Derksen Olivier (DO),Mike Bradley (MBr), Gregory van Heerden (GvH). 2. Apologies:Ø None. 3. Welcome:Ø WN welcomed everyone and outlined that the reason for this Urgent Emergency meeting was to discuss the current serious issues around the Hollard and Road Cover Insurance policies. He had been notified via a third party that the Hollard cover had lapsed. This was a very serious issue and totally unacceptable, bringing the Federation into disrepute and putting us at risk. Collecting contributions and not paying these over to the service provider was unethical and fraudulent and urgent and immediate steps are required to remedy this. Additionally the list of creditors was increasing and a clear picture of the exact state of affairs was required to enable the FRC to carry out its objectives and rectify the problems. 4. Hollard and Road Cover Insurance Policies:Ø WN requested a brief summary of the three policies and input into how we arrived at this point where the Policies have been suspended pending payment of the outstanding premiums. Ø MBr responded by providing an explanation of each of the policies and outlined some of the issues that had led to this point (membership down by R800 000, levy and day licence collections non-existent, SARS VAT issues). Ø MBr added that going forward we did not have any major expenses coming up and with an average membership income of R20 000 per day flowing into the organisation coupled with income from Load and PPA we would be able to meet our debt obligations. Ø WN requested clarity on which policies had lapsed. Ø MBr explained that the membership medical cover for the period Dec-Jan 2017 was active but from Feb to April was suspended pending payment of premiums. For the Day Licence medical cover this was suspended as no numbers had been submitted to Hollard. Road Cover membership would still be covered pending a payment plan being put in place. Ø WN requested input from the committee members; Ø ML stressed the need for the organisation to follow up with the Provinces around the payment of levies and day licences, this was vital. Ø DO raised the point that many of the Provinces did not have the manpower to attend all the sanctioned races to sell day licences and that Event Organisers were unwilling to comply with the request to do this on behalf of the Province or do not provide accurate records. Ø MBr suggested that sanctioning be withheld from all events that do not comply with the sale of day licences or payment of levies. Ø YX added that we needed to be firm with the Provinces ensuring their collection of levies and day licences. We also needed to get Provinces to promote membership. Ø GSt raised the following points: 1. Day licence books; have Provinces been notified that day licences were now R45 and has it been communicated that they need to either send back the old books or do a recon on the numbers of unsold licences and for those funds to be paid over to CSA. Ø GvH indicated that the old books in the Office have been updated by sticking a R45 sticker over the old fee, and there has been communication to the Provinces with regards to the increase to R45, but no recon of old books – unsold licences – had been requested. Further notification would be necessary. 2. New Member system; GSt felt that this system had been put into place prematurely and was negatively impacting membership. For example ROAG had previously sold memberships but this been changed and could be a reason why membership numbers were down. Ø MBr responded that unfortunately third party membership sales had to be discontinued due to the lack of buy-in from the sellers, as well as issues with their validation of membership processes when running events. Service providers also refused to update their prices when membership increased; we also incurred development costs to link them to our system. Ø Hollard Insurance; this has left board members exposed to risk and was totally unacceptable. GSt suggested that discussions around finances had not been frank and open and therefore this problem had come out of nowhere without any prior warning. Ø WN echoed this sentiment and stressed that this had potentially huge consequences for the organisation. Ø DO requested clarity on the cover for riders who crashed during the recent XCO series in the Free State. Ø MBr replied that if membership was prior to Feb riders would be covered; if after Feb then they would not. Ø MBr added that this situation would be rectified by making a payment to Hollard today of R20 000 as well as another payment of R20 000 tomorrow. Then during the course of the month when funds have been received from Load (R100 000) and PPA (R180 000) we would make up the balance of the payments and cover would then be active. Ø With regards to Road Cover Ø MBr indicated that he would draw up a payment plan based on the recovery of Levies and Day licences. Ø WN reiterated that riders with day licences currently had no medical cover. Ø MBr explained that in order to activate the cover we would need to send in the number of day licences sold, Hollard would then invoice, and once paid the cover would be active. Ø WN enquired into what processes were in place to get to this point. Ø GvH reported that the Office was currently busy with doing a recon on the day licence income received both through our system and received from Provinces. Currently this was only being done for income already received but should be expanded to include sales at events from which income was still to be paid over by the Provinces. Ø WN requested that MBr contact Hollard to explain that the recon was being done and to get all parties onto the same page with regards to the current situation and plans to rectify the problems. Ø WN added that it was vital that the systems and processes (must be comprehensive) around day licences be managed correctly as this was a high risk area. Ø MBr added that the Hollard cover would be re-instated in the next 10 days. Ø WN asked that all plans be focused on a quick fix to the solution but also include a long term approach which looked at all systems and processes within the Organisation in order to correctly rectify the issues Ø MBr raised a question on whether going forward the organisation remain focused on collecting day licences or levies or rather mover towards imposing an event rights fees on Event Organisers (based on passed statistics, numbers etc.) Ø WN agreed that this was something that should be looked into. Ø MBr highlighted how the new membership system was designed to secure our income streams taking away our dependence on Provinces collecting and making payments across to us. He stressed the need for Event Organisers to be driven towards using our online system to run their events. Ø WN suggested that the Day Licence medical cover be stopped immediately and requested input from the meeting. Ø After general discussion it was decided that MBr should meet with Hollard to discuss the implications around this prior to making any decision. Ø WN requested MBr to action this discussion and also move towards reinstating the medical cover for our members. 5. Current liabilitiesØ WN discussed the spread sheet that he had distributed prior to the meeting with regards to our main liabilities. Ø GSt added that actions as per the previous resolutions must be implemented. Ø Action to be taken around the following: 5.1. Flight SpecialsØ WN ruled that all travel is to be stopped immediately, this moratorium to stay in place until the account is under control. Ø MBr reported that he was in constant communication with Nanda and that payments were being made. 5.2. Wooden PostØ MBr would be meeting with Mylene tomorrow to discuss reducing the cost as per the last meeting resolutions. 5.3. Jonathan ChisletØ The cancellation of the contract had been approved. The Office to provide the necessary notice to Jonathan. 5.4. Self-funded teamsØ WN to draft communication around self-funded teams to be sent out to all members. 5.5. Provision of liabilities spread sheetØ WN requested that MBr and the Office provide a full list of all liabilities greater than R10 000 to the committee. 6. General:Ø GSt requested that we communicate with all people whose claims are not being honoured. Ø WN ordered the Office to follow up and provide feedback. Ø DO reported that a rider at the XCO Nationals had experienced problems due to racing while ill and was currently in ICU. Ø WN requested that DO keep us informed of the state of the rider. 7. Date for next meeting: 18th May 2017, at 09h00 8. Closing:Ø WN thanked everyone for their input and reminded everyone that it was vital that we support each other in order to rectify the current situation. He asked that timelines be adhered to and that all allocated tasks be carried out. He closed the meeting at 13h10. 09/05/2017 Mr William Newman President Cycling South Africa Date Approved

The biggest being the General Manager of around 100k a month .......

I also have it on very good authority that if you purchased a licence after March 2017 then you do not have insurance as Hollard have cancelled the policy with CSA.....

Anytime Pal......feel free to contact me on geraldfrancis86@gmail.com........been there done that pal....

You have eloquently highlighted all the issues that exist in sport in SA,The problem in cycling is that the sport is run by men that really don't have the interest of the Cyclist at heart.I could go on and tell you of the conflicts of interests that occur in Cycling which is also contrary to their own constitution but they always seem to find the right loophole.For example I sat with a very influential event organiser and he said he has got to one particular person on the CSA Board as that person ensures his events take place. I'm not so sure that dividing the sport into Pros and Amateurs will help............Just my opinion.....

Hence my exposure of them........