The Comrades Marathon Association will elect its new board at its annual general meeting in Pietermaritzburg on Saturday, 30 November.
Listen to this article 4 min Listen to this article 4 min It's been a marathon few months for the Comrades, which is one of South Africa's most renowned sports events.
Boardroom squabbles and misdemeanours, plus an ongoing legal stand-off between the suits and concerned members of the annual race, have threatened the integrity, and even the existence of the "Ultimate Human Race".
However, there is an air of hope ahead of the Comrades Marathon Association's (CMA) annual general meeting (AGM), which is scheduled for Saturday, 30 November. A total of 14 names have been put forward to take up seven positions on the CMA board.
Two board members remain from the previous board, which suffered mass resignations amid allegations of maladministration and even racism. They are Nontuthuko Mashimane and Isaac Ngwenya, whose terms are yet to expire.
Ngwenya has been the subject of an internal investigation by the CMA for a number of alleged transgressions and his continued involvement on the board will depend on the outcome of this probe.
The list of names vying for the top spot includes former chair Mqondisi Ngcobo and his former deputy Les Burnard. The pair were part of the mass...