Co-option of apartheid-era members onto Cycling SA EXCO

[Joe Low]

Seems bizarre

 

......The main focus of Mr Leukes and Mr Beukes is to drive recognition of those cyclists and administrators who were not recognised during the apartheid years as well as to provide guidance with regards to Transformation and Development within the National Federation. Significantly, the initiative will have a direct impact on Cycling SA’s Transformation and Development objectives.

 

http://www.cyclingsa.com/news-and-press/

 

 

[RocknRolla]

yawn.

[NelAndre]

Yip en nog 'n "yawn"

[RocknRolla]

Let me elaborate on my last post.

 

so another sport is being "transformed" big whoop. Not surprised at all.

 

It's not like Cycling SA is this amazing governing body which may be negatively affected by the introduction of the tranformers (can we call them that?)

[Bomberman]

mmmm

[Joe Low]

I guess I found it really odd to bring back guys from the 70s and to frame the press release around apartheid issues.

[Capricorn]

I guess I found it really odd to bring back guys from the 70s and to frame the press release around apartheid issues.

that's exactly what i don't understand about that press release headline. Why phrase it that way? are they bringing in ja-boeties and playing open cards about it, or are they waving the previously-disadvantaged acknowledgement card.

[DIPSLICK]

look blue sky

[DJR]

Let me elaborate on my last post.

 

so another sport is being "transformed" big whoop. Not surprised at all.

 

It's not like Cycling SA is this amazing governing body which may be negatively affected by the introduction of the tranformers (can we call them that?)

 Megatron for CEO, we'll all ride electro-mechanically doped bikes in a jiffy!

[LOOK695]

look blue sky

Nope, not here, still raining

[DIPSLICK]

Nope, not here, still raining

It's brilliant we need the rain

[SwissVan]

It reads like a brilliant plan

 

Leukes and Beukes.... never heard of them so cant comment other than it sounds funny

[SwissVan]

Here's much more...munch

 

https://www.bikehub.co.za/features/_/news/industry-news/project-in-place-to-recognise-sa-cycling%e2%80%99s-past-heroes-during-the-apartheid-years-r4313?source=topic

[Joe Low]

 

 

Here's much more...munch

 

https://www.bikehub.co.za/features/_/news/industry-news/project-in-place-to-recognise-sa-cycling%e2%80%99s-past-heroes-during-the-apartheid-years-r4313?source=topic

 

That's a better write-up but still doesn't make any sense and looks like an old (really old) boys club.  Got a good friend whose dad was big in cycling administration in the 70s & she says it was the 1st sport to go mixed - can anyone comment on that?

[Boerklong]

Got no idea what this thread is about. So I will YAWN

[KingTJ]

Do we really have to do this one, after #feesmustfall....im a bit tired of all the apartheid this , affirmitive action talk.....whens downhill season starting?