{"id":62454,"date":"2024-03-09T15:44:49","date_gmt":"2024-03-09T15:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/safa-offices-raided-by-the-hawks-over-loss-of-r1-3m-linked-to-jordaan"},"modified":"2024-03-09T16:02:22","modified_gmt":"2024-03-09T16:02:22","slug":"safa-offices-raided-by-the-hawks-over-loss-of-r1-3m-linked-to-jordaan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/safa-offices-raided-by-the-hawks-over-loss-of-r1-3m-linked-to-jordaan","title":{"rendered":"Safa offices raided by the Hawks over loss of R1.3m linked to Jordaan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The SA Football Association (Safa) headquarters in Nasrec, Johannesburg, were raided by the serious commercial crime investigation unit, a division of the Hawks, on Friday in connection with allegations of fraud and theft amounting to R1.3m linked to Safa president Danny Jordaan.<\/p>\n<p>Hawks spokesperson Col Katlego Mogale confirmed to TimesLIVE on Friday afternoon that allegations \u201care that between 2014 and 2018 the president of Safa [Jordaan] used the organisation&#8217;s resources for his personal gain, including hiring a private security company for personal protection and a public relations company without the authorisation of the Safa board.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe president is also reported to have violated Safa statutes thus prejudicing Safa an actual loss of R1.3m,\u201d Mogale said in a statement sent to the media on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>During the raid, a laptop, external hard drives, a USB [drive] and documents were seized,\u201d added Mogale.<\/p>\n<p>Asked to give more details about the Hawks&#8217; actions, Mogale referred to the statement, saying there was nothing more she would add as they were continuing with their investigations.<\/p>\n<p>Safa&#8217;s communications manager Mninawa Ntloko was not available to take calls and didn&#8217;t reply to the messages sent to his phone on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The story will be updated as soon as Safa responds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\">South-Africa<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. The SA Football Association (Safa) headquarters in Nasrec, Johannesburg, were raided by the serious commercial crime investigation unit, a division of the Hawks, on Friday in connection with allegations of fraud and theft amounting to R1.3m linked to Safa president Danny Jordaan. 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