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Stolen sand: Small-scale sand miners load gravel onto a truck in Seleteng, GaMphahlele. The pit was left open by large-scale unlicensed sand miners, who don’t rehabilitate the land. (Lucas Ledwaba/Mukurukuru Media)

Municipality’s dodgy sand scandal

Lepelle-Nkumpi allegedly paid millions to illegal miners for gravel to use in major building projects

ASA’s new head in place to fix troubled body

ASA’s new head in place to fix troubled body

Frik Vermaak has been named chief executive of Athletics South Africa after holding off 25 other candidates for the post.

ASA gets new head after months of scandal

ASA gets new head after months of scandal

James Evans was elected as the new president of Athletics South Africa on Saturday, replacing suspended head Leonard Chuene.

Athletics SA sets final nominee list

Athletics SA sets final nominee list

Athletics SA has distributed the final list of nominees to its members for the federation’s vacant positions of president and vice-president.

New game plan for sport set for 2012

Mbalula warns against infighting and corruption

Sports and Recreation Minister Fikile Mbalula has called for less infighting and corruption in national sporting federations.

Athletics boss Chuene fired

Athletics boss Chuene fired

Leonard Chuene, the athletics boss at the centre of the Caster Semenya gender scandal, has been fired and banned from the sport for seven years.

Athletics boss Chuene fired

Chuene vows to fight on, says ‘justice will be done’

Suspended Athletics South Africa president Leonard Chuene says he will return to the courts to fight the findings of a disciplinary inquiry panel.

Chuene ‘broke every rule in the book’, says report

Suspended Athletics SA president Leonard Chuene repeatedly went against the ASA constitution during his time at its head, according to a report.

Suspended ASA trio to seek legal advice

Suspended ASA vice-president Kakata Maponyane says he will seek advice before deciding whether to appeal the verdict of an inquiry panel.

Sascoc waits on report of Chuene inquiry

Sascoc waits on report of Chuene inquiry

Sascoc will receive a final report in January on the outcome of the disciplinary inquiry into Athletics SA chairperson Leonard Chuene.

Leonard Chuene fails in bid to get job back

Leonard Chuene fails in bid to get job back

An application by suspended Athletics SA president Leonard Chuene for interim relief of his suspension was dismissed in court on Monday.

Chuene vs Sascoc will run and run

The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) has a long battle ahead before it can put an end to the Caster Semenya saga.

Chuene accused of ‘gross misconduct’ in Semenya affair

Chuene accused of ‘gross misconduct’ in Semenya affair

Suspended athletics boss Leonard Chuene committed "gross misconduct" by allowing Caster Semenya to run last year, MPs heard on Tuesday.

Former M&G reporter named sports journalist of the year

Former <em>Mail & Guardian</em> sports reporter Lucky Sindane was named SAB Sports Journalist of the Year on Monday evening.

Chuene and his cronies face the chop

Chuene and his cronies face the chop

ASA administrator Ray Mali expects the federation’s suspended board members and employees to face disciplinary hearings within the next two weeks.

Chuene bought Merc from ASA for R1

Chuene bought Merc from ASA for R1

Former Athletics SA boss Leonard Chuene bought a car — an E Class Mercedes-Benz — from the embattled organisation for just R1 in 2004.

Shredded documents, deleted files uncovered at ASA

Possible financial mismanagement and evidence of document-shredding were uncovered at Athletics SA after its interim board took office.

‘Game over for Chuene’

The IAAF is set to boot suspended athletics boss Leonard Chuene out of the IAAF council, the Mail & Guardian has learned.

Semenya’s anguish set to continue

Caster Semenya faces another delay over her future after it was revealed on Wednesday that medical testing is still not complete.

Invasion of the body snatchers

Breaking news!!! Body snatchers invade SA government!!! Chuene out, Airbus grounded, Maroga blows a fuse, Malema takes vow of silence!!!