The athletics body saved its offices in Houghton, Johannesburg, from an enforced auction earlier this month but later missed two deadlines to make the agreed down payment to injured pole vaulter Jan Blignaut.
Blignaut’s lawyer Frikkie Jordaan, confirmed yesterday his client had received an undisclosed payment from ASA after the federation was ordered to pay him R10.4 million in an uncontested court case last year.
“My client is satisfied at this point,” Jordaan said.
“He has received a substantial portion of the full amount owed, which has given him partial closure in this matter.” ASA had until August 7 to propose a suitable payment plan for the remainder of the debt.
If not, a second urgent application would be filed for the sale in execution of the ASA office. ASA president Aleck Skhosana admitted there was still a long road ahead to clear nearly R20 million debt.
Aside from Blignaut, the federation’s next largest debt was owed to the SA Revenue Service (Sars). Skhosana would not reveal the amount owed, but City Press reported it was around R6.2 million.
“We inherited the Sars issue [from the previous ASA administration] but we are dealing with it,” Skhosana said.
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