CSA President Nyoka Asked to Resign

Cricket South Africa president Dr Mtutuzeli Nyoka has been asked to quit after a written notice was sent to him, on Wednesday, of a motion of no confidence against him. "He has been asked to step down, that's all I am willing to say," a source close to CSA told ESPNcricinfo.

The letter given to Nyoka serves as notice of a special general meeting that will take place in 21 days. "The only order of business on the agenda is a motion of no confidence in the President," Gerald Majola, CSA chief executive said.

Nyoka was verbally informed of the motion of no confidence on Monday but said he wanted to see it in writing before making any decisions.

He is expected to accept his fate and may not even wait for the general meeting to do so. He told the New Age that if he received written notice of a vote of no confidence, he would step down in a "dignified manner" so as not to tarnish CSA's reputation so close to the World Cup.

The notice sent to Nyoka, which is signed by the presidents of all CSA's 11 affiliates, ends weeks of speculation that Nyoka would be given his marching orders following the bonus scandal, which Majola was at the centre of.

Nyoka was in favour of an external inquiry into the bonuses received by Majola and 39 other CSA staff members after the Twenty20 Champions Trophy and IPL, but CSA opted to have an internal inquiry in order to exhaust all its own procedures first. Majola was cleared of all charges of wrongdoing by the commission and Nyoka said he accepted the findings.

That spat was believed to have caused a "general breakdown" in the relationship between Nyoka and Majola, according to another insider, who also said that it became apparent that there was "only room for one of them" in CSA.

The two have appeared to be at loggerheads since Nyoka was chairman of the Gauteng Cricket Board (GCB) at the turn of the millennium. In 2002, Nyoka resigned from his post at the GCB after unsuccessfully challenging then United Cricket Board (UCB) president Percy Sonn for his position.

Nyoka returned to cricket in 2005, as chair of a 22-man steering committee that was set up to run the GCB and assist in mediating between warring clubs who were up in arms over the lack of transformation in the province.

If Nyoka vacates his post, vice-president AK Khan will step in as acting president until the next election. That vote is scheduled for CSA's Annual General Body Meeting in July next year but may be brought forward.

Nyoka, who has been in office since 2008, will be the second successive president to leave office in this fashion. Norman Arendse, his predecessor, also had a motion of no confidence tabled against him before he resigned.

Before Amputation, Zsa Zsa Gabor Asked 'Am I Going to Die?'

When Zsa Zsa Gabor's husband of 25 years Prince Frederic von Anhalt told her she was going to lose her leg, she was surprisingly calm and had only one question on her mind, he told RadarOnline.com.

"Am I going to die?" the 93-year-old showbiz icon asked him.

It was then that Anhalt and the doctors explained to her what could happen unless they acted soon. "I told her that the doctors said that the infection was moving and if it had gone into her hip -- that would be it -- she would die," Anhalt said.

The hour-long operation was successfully performed on Friday after doctors discovered the infection had spread into her bone.

After the operation, when Gabor got her first look at her amputated leg, Anhalt told her not worry.

"She saw it and is aware that her leg is now gone. I told her she didn't need it anyway, that I will just carry her everywhere. She chuckled at that," he said.

Anhalt explained that given Gabor's medical history and age, it might be a while until she can leave the hospital. "She is on morphine and will probably be in the hospital for about two weeks or so, depending on her recovery due to her age," he said.

With Gabor's 94th birthday coming up next month, Anhalt says that he'll just have to bring the party to the hospital, if necessary.