KZN President gets full vote of confidence

At a special Council meeting of the KwaZulu Natal Cricket Union held on Friday 15 May 2003, the Members of Council expressed overwhelming support for the President of the Union, Dr Logan Naidoo. The vote of confidence (32 for, 0 against and 4 abstentions) vindicates the President and expresses support for the success of the Union under his leadership. This support of the President also sends out a clear message to the recent detractors who have used the media as a platform of debate.

At the same meeting the Council after much debate agreed to the request by the CEO, Mr Cassim Docrat, to be given an early retirement package. Council was informed that Mr Docrat and the Treasurer of the Union, Mr Sathie Govender had completed negotiations on a favourable package that accommodated the CEO's needs. Mr Docrat's package included an exit from his CEO position on the 31 July 2003 and the assumption of a Consultant position with effect from 1 August 2003 until December 2004. This position will in the main deal with Marketing and Corporate Liaison. Council was informed that Mr Docrat would like to change the exit date of his present CEO position from July to December 2003. Council agreed that this could be negotiated with Mr Docrat within the parameters of the package already in place.

At a Special General meeting held prior to the above Council Meeting, the proposed changes to the constitution came up for discussion. Notwithstanding the fact that the Country Districts (10 Sub Unions), the two schools bodies, Women's Cricket Association, Umpires Association and one Associate Sub Union having fully discussed the changes and were ready for the discussion, the Meeting agreed to a proposal by the President Dr Logan Naidoo that notwithstanding the fact that Sub Unions were given over a month to discuss these changes, Durban (DDCU) and Maritzburg (MCA) be given more time to discuss the changes due to the apparent confusion amongst some of their Members on the need for the proposed changes. As a result of this postponement, a special general meeting will now be held on 6 June 2003 to discuss the proposed constitutional changes and the Annual General Meeting of the Union will now be moved to the 27 June 2003.

At the meeting an emotional President once again appealed to all Councillors to build on the positives of the Union and not let their personal problems impact on the integrity of the Union.