Party is targeting Jordaan who is mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay, a metro it is desperately trying to win from the ANC Danny Jordaan - PICTURE: Gallo The Democratic Alliance on Monday laid fraud and corruption charges against Danny Jordaan and Molefi Oliphant in relation to an alleged $10-million bribe to secure votes to win the right to host the 2010 World Cup.Speaking outside the Cape Town Police Station‚ the party’s sports spokesperson‚ Solly Malatsi‚ said the cases were opened to “initiate a criminal investigation into the allegation”.“The charges laid against Jordaan and Oliphant include fraud as well as corruption under Section 3 of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act‚ 2004‚” Malatsi said.Jordaan‚ now mayor of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro and current president of the South African Football Association (Safa)‚ was CEO of the Bid Committee when the alleged bribe was arranged in 2007. Oliphant was Safa president at the time.“We know that both Jordaan and Oliphant ...
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