Badminton PRO kicked out
Calistus Kolantsho | Friday November 13, 2026 10:30
In a dismissal letter signed by BBA president, Modisaotsile Badubi, Tshosa was informed that a letter dated September 7, 2026, had placed him under a three-month performance review following concerns raised at an NEC meeting on September 6. Badubi explained the concerns related to the management, coordination, and timely execution of responsibilities within the public relations, communications and marketing department. “As set out in that letter, you were given the opportunity to improve, with support from the association’s vice president and the treasurer.
The review process has since been carried out, and recommendations were made to the NEC for your removal from office. At its meeting held on November 8, 2026, the NEC considered those recommendations and unanimously passed a motion of no confidence in you as PRO,” the letter reads. Citing Article 15.4.3 of the BBA constitution, Badubi said Tshosa had consequently been removed from the NEC and the office of PRO with immediate effect. He further instructed Tshosa to hand over all BBA property and access credentials to the association's media platforms to the secretary-general, in accordance with Article 15.2.12. Tshosa was also directed to stop acting or communicating on behalf of the association in any capacity.
Contacted for comment, Badubi told MmegiSport that this was not the first time the NEC had passed a motion of no confidence against one of its members. He cited the 2024 removal of former secretary-general Thobo Bogatsu, through the same constitutional provision, adding that Tshosa had also voted in favour of that decision. “I have received his acceptance letter of removal wherein he also stated that he is accepting under protest, which I am not sure exactly what he means. Prior to the communication that removed him from office, of which he did not attend the meeting, there were numerous attempts to address him and his office because we were unhappy with many things in it. “We needed to make the change.
We tried to be patient, hoping that things would normalise, to a point where we even deployed the vice president and treasurer to assist him. They also came back and told us that there was nothing more they could do,” he said. Badubi said the NEC had to intervene to prevent the association from continuing to suffer because of shortcomings in the department. Meanwhile, he described the year as a relatively slow one for the association, saying the approach was deliberate as they sought to realign their activities with the newly developed strategic plan. “We finalised our strategic plan in September, and it was endorsed by the members. The year has been slow in terms of local tournaments. A lot has been happening in terms of development. We have set up our own centre in Tonota, which we hope will be adopted under Re Ba Bona Ha next year,” he said.
Badubi added that the association was rolling out a clubs league that would run over the next four months, with a champion to be crowned at the end of the competition. However, Tshosa has protested the manner in which he was removed, arguing that the NEC had disregarded constitutional provisions governing the dismissal of committee members. In his acceptance letter, Tshosa said he would comply with the decision to avoid further disruption to the association but reserved his right to challenge the process.
“Your letter cites Article 15.4.3 (motion of no confidence). However, you have ignored Article 15.5.3, which clearly states that a motion of no confidence requires a requisition supported by no less than 75% of the members, followed by a special general meeting. Furthermore, Article 14.4.5 explicitly states that the dismissal of NEC members is the exclusive power of the general assembly, not NEC,” the letter reads in part. Tshosa also questioned the timing of his removal, arguing that the three-month performance review initiated on September 7 had not run its full course. He said the NEC's letter of November 9 terminated the process prematurely, denying him the promised period of support and assessment, which he argued was contrary to the rules of natural justice under Article 110. He indicated that he would hand over all BBA property and access credentials, accompanied by a signed inventory, to the secretary general by November 23, 2026. He also informed member clubs of the NEC's decision.
Speaking to MmegiSport, Tshosa said he was disappointed with the NEC, arguing that its leadership could have handled the matter better. “This is not a setback but provides clubs with an opportunity to review the constitution to improve checks and balances. National Sport Associations are for the clubs, for the people, and we should selflessly keep that at the back of our minds when making decisions for sport,” said Tshosa.