New Twist In Chiefs Banning Saga
Soweto (South Africa):
Mystery shrouds the ongoing feud between Kaizer Chiefs and the Premier Soccer League after important documentation was stolen from the PSL prosecutor's car.
Zola Majavu was apparently parked outside his sister-in-law's house in Soweto at 2am on Tuesday, when thieves broke into his car, stealing his laptop and documentation pertaining to Tuesday night's South African Football Association hearing, at which Chiefs were appealing against a two-game spectator ban and R145 000 fine handed out by the PSL.
The league imposed the sanction after Chiefs fans rioted and destroyed about 5 000 seats at the FNB Stadium following the club's SAA Supa 8 quarterfinal against Bloemfontein Celtic last month. 
Majavu phoned PSL chief executive Trevor Phillips from Orlando Police station at 4.30am to report the incident, though police could not confirm whether a case had been opened.There was initially a suggestion that the PSL might apply for a postponement of the hearing, but instead Phillips vowed to fight on.
"Even if losing the documentation puts us in a weaker position, we still feel we are right. We did have back-up for some of the documents but a lot of files were on the laptop."Kaizer Chiefs chairperson Kaizer Motaung, meanwhile, questioned the wisdom of Majavu keeping these documents in his vehicle. "What were the documents doing in his car? It all sounds very mysterious to me."The dispute is far from over, as whoever lost their case after Tuesday night's hearing is almost certain to take the case to arbitration.
Sept 2, 2005
Jonty Mark
http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=6&click_id=2824&art_id=vn20050921070000696C246131Independent Online
Soweto (South Africa):
Mystery shrouds the ongoing feud between Kaizer Chiefs and the Premier Soccer League after important documentation was stolen from the PSL prosecutor's car.
Zola Majavu was apparently parked outside his sister-in-law's house in Soweto at 2am on Tuesday, when thieves broke into his car, stealing his laptop and documentation pertaining to Tuesday night's South African Football Association hearing, at which Chiefs were appealing against a two-game spectator ban and R145 000 fine handed out by the PSL.
The league imposed the sanction after Chiefs fans rioted and destroyed about 5 000 seats at the FNB Stadium following the club's SAA Supa 8 quarterfinal against Bloemfontein Celtic last month.
Majavu phoned PSL chief executive Trevor Phillips from Orlando Police station at 4.30am to report the incident, though police could not confirm whether a case had been opened.There was initially a suggestion that the PSL might apply for a postponement of the hearing, but instead Phillips vowed to fight on.
"Even if losing the documentation puts us in a weaker position, we still feel we are right. We did have back-up for some of the documents but a lot of files were on the laptop."Kaizer Chiefs chairperson Kaizer Motaung, meanwhile, questioned the wisdom of Majavu keeping these documents in his vehicle. "What were the documents doing in his car? It all sounds very mysterious to me."The dispute is far from over, as whoever lost their case after Tuesday night's hearing is almost certain to take the case to arbitration.
Sept 2, 2005
Jonty Mark
http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=6&click_id=2824&art_id=vn20050921070000696C246131Independent Online
