Former NEC member Buddha Mathathe accuses Safa of vote-buying to secure Danny Jordaan's re-election
Former NEC member Buddha Mathathe alleged SAFA paid timing-suspicious honorariums to secure Danny Jordaan's re-election while withholding Bafana Bafana's promised World Cup bonuses.
Former NEC member Buddha Mathathe has accused Safa of buying votes to ensure the re-election of President Danny Jordaan. Mathathe was one of the NEC members who received an honorarium of R153,000 each, amounting to around R6 million in total. He believes that this payment was made just before the elective congress to secure votes for Jordaan.
The timing of the honorariums has raised suspicions of vote-buying, as some regions and associate members who were endorsing Jordaan's opponent, Sandile Zungu, were barred from voting. Mathathe claims that the honorariums were a way to cement the vote for Jordaan and ensure his re-election. He also dismissed the tax compliance issues as a smokescreen, suggesting that the money could have been used to pay player bonuses instead.
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