Shakes Mashaba turns down Safa's latest offer
The long-running CCMA arbitration has further to run - but Safa's lawyer is still hoping for a settlement
Former Bafana Bafana coach Ephraim “Shakes” Mashaba has rejected an improved offer of R2m from the South African Football Association (Safa) to settle the long-running CCMA arbitration saga out of court on Friday‚ a source has said. According to sources at the hearing‚ Mashaba wanted the R2m settlement payout to be tax free. On Thursday‚ Safa tabled an offer of R1.5m (three months’ salary) but Mashaba and his legal team declined the amount‚ insisting on the equivalent of a six-month salary (R3m) instead. Before resumption of proceedings on Friday‚ Mashaba and Safa’s representatives could not reach an agreement after a marathon four-hour meeting that was facilitated by CCMA commissioner Hlalele Molotsi. Safa lawyer Mark Thompson confirmed after their meeting that talks for an amicable settlement broke down but he did not rule out the possibility of the parties finding each other in the future. “Settlement talks eventually broke down because the two parties are far apart but I am not ...
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