11 August 2026 – The High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division, Johannesburg, has refused yet another attempt by the four expelled South African Football Association (SAFA) National Executive Committee Members to challenge and reverse their expulsions.
The four (4) members – Emma Hendricks, Gladwyn White, Orapeleng Setlhare and Monde Montshiwa – sought to be given preferential treatment by the court ahead of the SAFA Elective Congress on 12 September 2026. They have approached several courts in a bid to challenge and reverse their initial suspensions and subsequent expulsions. They lost all these challenges presented across two divisions of the High Court. The four were ordered to pay SAFA’s legal costs following their fourth attempt last week and the matter was struck from the roll.
The expelled Members have repeatedly withdrawn or amended their case when faced with procedural shortcomings or substantive opposition, instead of allowing the dispute to be adjudicated on its merits.
The South African Football Association (SAFA) welcomes the decision by the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division, Johannesburg, not to grant their request for a preferential allocation on the opposed motion court roll.
The expelled Members have repeatedly withdrawn or amended their case when faced with procedural shortcomings or substantive opposition, instead of allowing the dispute to be adjudicated on its merits.
South African Football: They made their first appearance in the FIFA World Cup in 1998.
Cardinal Rebel
Van der Merwe goes to Paris to watch the Boks take on the Brits at the world cup.
Whilst in Paris, he walks around, gaping and staring at everything – so much so that he walks smack bang into a fire hydrant which hits him so hard on the family jewels that he has to be rushed to hospital where the doctors tell him they have to remove his testicles.
Van goes berserk, he bites and snarls at every one and he won\’t let anybody within 10 metres of him. Eventually they find a South African doctor in the hospital and get him to talk to Van.
He walks up to Van and tells him \”Hey Van, die ouens moet jou knaters uithaal.\”
Van replies \”O, okay, ek dog die bliksems wil my test tickets vat.\”
Bug Blitz
The All Blacks are one of the most successful teams in sporting history – The New Zealand All Blacks are one of the most successful teams in sporting history. Since 1903 when they played their first ever game, they have a win percentage of 78% in nearly 600 games. That stat is absolutely crazy when you think about it. They’ve also won 3 Rugby World Cups (though arguably should have won all of them apart from 1991 and 2003). They were also the first rugby team to win 500 test matches, one of many records establishing the All Blacks the world’s best team. Can you imagine winning 78% of all your games you play!?