Self-Correcting Opportunity
The cult of personality within SAFA has unfortunately removed objectivity amongst many SAFA Members nationally to such an extent that wrongdoing gets explicitly and implicitly condoned and promoted. The same cult also sends fright signals to those who do not want to condone wrongdoing and mediocrity, in that speaking out makes them targets of victimization and innuendos.
With the emergence of a fearless leader, it becomes important that these problems be brought to the fore for all to see and to begin to speak out. However, in doing so, it is important that this campaign does not become a hub for misinformation and miscommunication. Facts are critical, and only factual information will be brought to the fore through this campaign.
Correctly so, and in fear of concluding on matters that have not been investigated nor admitted to, SAFA Tshwane sent a list of critical questions to SAFA so that the responses thereto could shape the thinking in correcting the wrongs that could have been identified.
The SAFA Leadership unfortunately decided to play rough and unconstitutionally by removing the SAFA Tshwane president from the Congress held on March 26, 2022, to which these questions needed to be answered. A pathetic excuse of ‘disrespect’ was used to justify this inexcusable act. This talks to the signals of fright mentioned here-above to silence desenting views and suppress accountability. The worst happened to Gay Mokoena and Willy Mooka, just to mention a few. Most of the remaining stakeholders sustain themselves through either silence or praise singing.
During this Congress of March 2022, the SAFA Leadership failed to seize the opportunity to answer the clarity seeking questions from SAFA Tshwane, admit the existence of a governance problem, determine a way forward, or demonstrate how these issues are not omissions as purported in this document. Because the leadership failed dismally to account, there is no need for this leadership to continue, as they do not deserve to lead.
The self-correcting opportunity has been missed.
Membership Unity and Cohesion
Based on the information and the principles mentioned above, this campaign will embolden those members who have been afraid to speak out and provide them with a platform to do so without fear or favor.
Again, this leg of the programme will not rely on misinformation, miscommunication, or explicit / destructive criticism. Instead, it will rely on factual information and the raw events (not the interpretation thereof) that have taken place to the detriment of constitutional supremacy.
This leg of the programme requires extensive engagement with the SAFA members. These will take place either virtually or physically, the latter being the preference. Several members have already been visited, and the meeting of minds has been seamless with those.
Through this leg, there will be no preoccupation about numbers, personalities, or elections, just a meeting of minds on the level of principles. All the members of SAFA will be contacted, and requests for engagements will be made. Engagements will take place in the format preferred by the members.
Among the things to be discussed and where a meeting of minds is required are:
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- * Expand on the ‘Self-Correcting Opportunity’ mentioned here-above to the Members ;
- * Expand on the need to promote ‘Constitutional Supremacy’ to the Members and clarify this from the ‘Personality of Cult’ that is currently being observed; and
- * Agree on the declaration of motion that seeks to rectify the current SAFA omissions.
Electoral Campaign
SAFA has announced the Elective Congress will be before the end of August, but has yet to announce the date. However, with the fears of SAFA announcing this with short notice allowable by the Constitution, there might not be sufficient time to introduce a new candidate and still secure sufficient votes to succeed. So, it becomes necessary to start early with the electoral campaign; however, do this fairly and responsibly.
Mr. Ngoako Solly Mohlabeng has been identified as the fitting candidate for the leadership of SAFA nationally, and as such, it is important for him not to be preoccupied with the campaign itself but with the intactness of his football vision, the representation of the five pillars of change, and the management of relationships at the qualitative level.
The Electoral Campaign will incorporate the relevant political strategies and focus on securing the votes of the Members towards progressive change.
Mr. Soso Mashiloane has been appointed as the campaign manager for Mr. Mohlabeng, and as such, he will run the mechanics involved in the campaign.
The campaign obviously requires financial assistance. We appeal to the football loving nation to contribute financially by depositing any amount of contribution to the following bank account:
- Standard Bank, Bronkhorstspruit Branch
- Branch Code: 052850
- Account #: 031783880
- Reference: your phone number
