SASCOC president Barry Hendricks has been suspended and faces an internal judicial probe following a preliminary finding by retired Judge Basheer Waglay.
The South African Sports Confederation, Olympic and Paralympic Committee (SASCOC) has once again been plunged into executive crisis following the immediate suspension of its president, Barry Hendricks. The board’s action follows an independent investigation by retired Judge Basheer Waglay into anonymous complaints alleging serious breaches of SASCOC’s safeguarding policy and Codes Handbook.
Judge Waglay determined that sufficient prima facie evidence exists to refer the matter to the SASCOC judicial body. While SASCOC underscored that the suspension is a procedural measure to safeguard the integrity of the probe and does not imply a finding of guilt, the shift hands temporary executive authority to first vice-president Lwandile Simelane.
The suspension of SASCOC’s chief comes at a precarious moment for South African sports administration. With the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic cycle already under way, the national parent body is attempting to stabilise an administrative landscape crippled by concurrent leadership woes across key federations – including the recent suspensions of Swimming SA president Alan Fritz and CEO Shaun Adriaanse, as well as Athletics South Africa president James Moloi.
