The fraud case against South African Football Association president Danny Jordaan and co-accused Gronie Hluyo has been postponed to 25 May after they sought another Section 342A application on trial delays. Co-accused Trevor Neethling and Russell Paul will decide later whether to join. The case remains in pre-trial at Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court.
On 14 April, the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court postponed the fraud case involving Safa president Danny Jordaan and his co-accused. Jordaan and Safa chief of finance Gronie Hluyo plan to file a fresh Section 342A application, which addresses unreasonable delays in criminal proceedings that could prejudice parties involved.
This follows a previous Section 342A application in December 2024, shortly after their arrests in November 2024 for alleged fraud at Safa. Magistrate Sheron Soko-Rantao dismissed it, stating: “I have not identified the delay, taking into account that the matter started in November. So, there is no delay. On that basis, I’m saying that section 342A is premature in these proceedings and this court is dismissing the application.”
Prosecutor Moagi Malebati had argued the defence was using tactics to confuse the court and circumvent trial procedures, challenging them to test the state's evidence at trial. That dismissal is under appeal, alongside a bid to exclude evidence from a Hawks search and seizure at Safa in March 2024, set for 27 April, and an unresolved interdict against their arrests.
PR specialist Trevor Neethling and former Safa CEO Russell Paul indicated they would review the application before deciding to join. The developments come ahead of Safa elections in September 2026, where Jordaan seeks a fourth term.
