South African cricket legend Jacques Kallis causes political controversy

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CRICKET legend Jacques Kallis was for speaking sharply criticized over the controversial issue in South African sport.
The Proteas allrounder waded into the debate over the controversial issue of racial balance on the national sports teams in the country surrounded.
South African Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula announced this week, Cricket South Africa (CSA) has been located prohibited from hosting any major tournaments, having failed, was found to have met objectives "transformation".
Rugby, netball and athletics were also banned from bidding for the hosting rights of a future major international event, because it is responsible for the controversial policy of correcting the imbalance of people-of-color their land to meet the highest levels of the sport.
The most popular sports in South Africa signed an intergovernmental agreement in May 2015, that it on a dedicated initiative holds the representation of people-of-color to the national squad to increase.
The five-year strategic agreement is the push for 60% of the national teams of men from man-of-color are.
judged Mbalula Ministry CSA fell short of the target with 55% of his team as a person-of-color.
The sports ministry claiming 84% of South African citizens under 18 are black Africans - it is imperative to make in order to increase their participation at the highest levels of the sport.
Cricket, rugby, netball and athletics have been warned they risk further sanctions and cuts in state funding, if they are not achieved the transformation goals.

The policy has a political storm in South Africa with debate rages on the adequacy of government interference in the national team selection created.
Kallis hit to take at Mbalula decision out against CSA, the Government to complain involvement in sports. 

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