Case against SAFA boss Danny Jordaan and 7 co-accused postponed to February 2025
Jordaan and his co-accused appeared before the East Rand court where the soccer boss is facing charges of using R1.3 million belonging to SAFA for his personal benefit.
SAFA president Danny Jordaan appeared in the Palm Ridge Magistrates Court on 13 November 2024. Picture: Katlego Jiyane/EWN
JOHANNESBURG - The commercial crimes court in Palm Ridge has postponed the case against South African National Football Association (SAFA) president Danny Jordaan and his co-accused to 7 February 2025.
Jordaan and his co-accused appeared before the East Rand court where the soccer boss is facing charges of using R1.3 million belonging to SAFA for his personal benefit.
The marathon hearing saw two applications ventilated in the lower court.
However, both the State and the defence were unsuccessful in their applications for the recusal of the defence legal representative and the striking of the case from the roll respectively.
Section 342a of the Criminal Procedures Act relates to unreasonable delays in criminal proceedings.
The accused attempted to invoke this section citing pending interlocutory matters.
However, magistrate Sheron Soko-Rantao found that the lower court did not have jurisdiction to consider such an application.
She said the matters cited by the defence were not ventilated before her and she could not consider them.