BSA boss Ntlanganiso moves to quell complaints about Eastern Cape meeting
Boxing South Africa (BSA) COO Mandla Ntlanganiso has clarified that the recent strategic engagement session held by the Eastern Cape sport department (DSRAC) and the national association with the Eastern Cape Boxing Promoters Association (ECBPA) in East London was initiated by the department.
Ntlanganiso was addressing concerns about the absence of the Eastern Cape Managers and Trainers Boxing Association (ECMBA) from the invitation list.
ECMBA secretary Thulani Mhlubulwana alleged the DSRAC and BSA are fostering division among licensees in the province.
The meeting reviewed the previous financial year's achievements and outlined future plans for boxing development in the province, including events for the Rise of Women in Boxing Series. The department announced its annual grant of R1.2m for the sector, with an additional R300,000 for the Women in Boxing Series.
'We appreciate the government's efforts in developing boxing in the province but we are dissatisfied with how BSA operates,' Mhlubulwana said.
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