It appears to be the end of the road for Cricket SA (CSA) president Mtutuzeli Nyoka, who faces the axe next month by the voting members of the cricket board.
A unanimous decision had been made by the CSA members' forum to table a motion of no confidence against him, its legal and governance committee head AJ Sooklal told reporters in Johannesburg on Friday.
Notice of the motion was delivered to Nyoka's office on Friday and a copy was sent to his lawyer, Sooklal said.
"Dr Nyoka was not at his office today so he may not have seen it yet, but his lawyer has acknowledged receipt of the notice," he said.
The special general meeting to decide Nyoka's fate will take place on October 15, well within the required 21-day notice period. Nyoka is accused of bringing the CSA into disrepute by disregarding the majority decisions of its board, and of damaging its reputation.
"He has treated the board in a contemptuous manner and has continued with his vilification of the board and its employees in the media," Sooklal read from a prepared statement.
"In this regard, the national team has indicated that the president is but a 'poor example' in regard to the contraventions of the media protocol of CSA."
He was also accused of transgressing the Companies' Act by taking unauthorised loans in 2010 without the express consent of the board.
Nyoka was temporarily removed from office in February after he single-handedly tried to expose financial transgressions within the CSA. He fought his removal from office in the High Court in Johannesburg and was reinstated two months later.
CSA said before Nyoka walked out of Thursday's board meeting, he refused to answer questions about criminal charges he purportedly laid with the Hawks earlier in the week, on the advice of his lawyer.
"At this stage, we are unsure what charges have been laid and against whom they have been laid," Sooklal said.
"We do not know if it is against CSA or against an individual."
Nyoka brought the action after failing to obtain a copy of a report compiled by advocate Azhar Bham which cleared CSA chief executive Gerald Majola of irregular conduct.
A KPMG audit found Majola might have breached the Companies Act after failing to disclose R4.7 million in unofficial bonuses paid to 40 CSA members of staff after South Africa's hosting of 2009 Indian Premier League and ICC Champions Trophy tournaments.
Nyoka has been at loggerheads with the board since last year, when he called for an independent audit after Majola failed to follow correct CSA procedures in clearing the bonus payments.– Sapa