Former Proteas captain Graeme Smith has been cleared of all racism allegations levelled against him by Cricket SA's Social Justice and Nation-Building report. An arbitration award has also ordered CSA to cover all of Smith's legal costs. | Sport24news
Graeme Smith has been cleared of all racism allegations levelled against him.Smith has not reapplied for his job as Director of Cricket, with the working relationship between the parties seemingly over.
Advocate Dumisa Ntsebeza, who compiled the SJN report, concluded that Smith had displayed racially prejudiced behaviour in his treatment of former team-mate Thami Tsolekile during their playing days, that he took issue with black leadership at CSA before accepting the DOC role, and that there was bias in his appointment of Mark Boucher as head coach of the Proteas ahead of Enoch Nkwe.
2. There was no evidentiary basis to conclude that Mr Smith was racially biased against black leadership at CSA; and Widely praised for the work he had done as DOC in helping restore credibility to South African cricket following a period of administrative turmoil, Smith did not reapply for his position.
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