{
  "id": 3519889,
  "title": "Accountable to no one - SAFA’s governance failures are stalling Bafana’s new era",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/accountable-to-no-one-safas-governance-failures-are-stalling-bafanas",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-26T13:37:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mail and Guardian",
    "slug": "mail-and-guardian",
    "url": "https://mg.co.za/news/sport/2026-08-26-accountable-to-no-one-safa-s-governance-failures-are-stalling-bafana-s-new-era/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Parliamentary tensions erupt as Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie demands the return of R30-million in VAR funds from SAFA while slamming wage disparity in negotiations for new Bafana Bafana coach Pitso Mosimane.",
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}