High court dismisses last-minute application to interdict SAFA elective conference

The Pretoria North High Court has dismissed a last resort interdict brought forward to halt the upcoming SA Football Association (SAFA) elective conference scheduled to take place this Saturday.

As Safa gears up for the highly anticipated conference, a lobby group close to the association’s vice-president Ria Ledwaba, has been in-and-out of courts to call for the conference to be placed on hold.

The Pretoria High Court struck the matter off the roll due to a lack of urgency today.

Safa’s CEO advocate Tebogo Motlanthe said, “the latest triumph in the courts is further confirmation that the members should not be dissuaded from looking forward to voting for leaders of their choice at the Sandton Convention Centre on Saturday.”

“As the Association, we are very happy after the latest decision in the courts and we are looking forward to the elective congress on Saturday,” said Motlanthe.

Ousted Safa Vhembe Region leaders had approached the courts seeking postponement of Saturday’s Elective Congress elections, while a dispute with their region was being resolved.  

The latest triumph for the association comes just days, after the Western Cape High Court dismissed with costs the Kannaland Local Football Association’s interdict to stop the elective congress last Friday.

Ledwaba, alongside Tshwane’s regional Safa head Solly Mohlabeng, will be vying to dethrone current Safa President Danny Jordaan as head of the association.

The conference will take place on Saturday in Gauteng, Johannesburg.