Nick first arrived in Cape Town, South Africa in 1963, when his father was appointed Headmaster of Diocesan College, after which he attended St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown. SuperSport boss Gideon Khobane has rejected suggestions Nick Mallett walked out of a meeting held to find a resolution to the latest race row to hit South African rugby. What gives him the right to decide? SuperSport appointed Advocate Vincent Maleka SC, a respected, independent professional, to review the allegations fully and objectively, after initial attempts to resolve the issue amicably and expeditiously by way of discussions with the presenters … The former Springbok winger accuses his fellow pundits - Naas Botha and Nick Mallett ... WATCH: Drama in SuperSport studio as Ashwin Willemse walks out live on air! All three were quoted in a SuperSport statement, following Multichoice South Africa’s CEO Calvo Mawela telling the media he was convinced the issues between Willemse and Mallett and Botha were not racially related. Nicholas Vivian Howard Mallett (born 30 October 1956) is a former South African rugby union player who played for the Springboks, South Africa's national rugby union team, in 1984. OFM News. Naas Botha’s seat in the SuperSport studio has gone cold since the infamous Ashwin Willemse debacle of 19 May. ... Khobane says Maleka did not find any evidence of racism directed towards Willemse by his co-hosts Naas Botha and Nick Mallett and as a result the two presenters will resume their duties at Supersport. Supersport has found racism was not at play in Ashwin Willemse’s walk-off on May 19. SuperSport on Tuesday published the outcome of the independent review into the 19 May on- air incident involving Ashwin Willemse, Nick Mallett and Naas Botha. Ashwin Willemse‚ the main character in a crisis at SuperSport after he staged a walkout on air over dissatisfaction with his co-presenters‚ has said the issue is "very profound". And why is Mallett’s use of English the one that is acceptable? He also coached the Springboks between 1997 and 2000 and was the head coach of … On the evening in question, Maleka said there was a pre-match analysis where Mallett and Botha got to speak but Willemse did not because, for technical reasons, they ran out of time and the broadcast was moved to the stadium. Before the halftime analysis, Mallett stepped out to buy a cup of coffee and bumped into Willemse who was having a smoke. SuperSport rugby analyst and former Springbok, Ashwin Willemse walked off the set during a live show on Saturday evening. SuperSport CEO Gideon Khobane has moved to dispel suggestions Nick Mallett walked out of a meeting held to investigate Saturday's on-air walk-out by Ashwin Willemse. Nick Mallett said there were clearly issues that had to be grappled with and Naas Botha committed to resolving the issues. Sport 24 menu. He graduated from the University of Cape Town in 1977 with a BA in English and History.