SAFA proposes slashing salaries of employees earning over R600k to save costs

The South African Football Association (Safa) has proposed cutting salaries for high earners by between 5% and 25% to avoid bankruptcy.

Tiisetso Malepa, a sports journalist at City Press, says they will specifically look at employees who earn more than R600,000 per year.

The organisation is attempting to bring its salary bill to below R35 million per year from its current R45 million.

Malepa says these cost-cutting measures will not affect Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos as he plans to retire next year.

The football association’s financial struggles have been building for years and have gotten particularly bad in the past four years.

“The measures of cutting salaries were a must. They cannot go on like this for the next year or so and still be above water,” Malepa argues.

To listen to Malepa in conversation with Mandy Wiener on the Midday Report on 702 and CapeTalk, use the audio player below: