One of the executives is expected to appear Wednesday before the specialized commercial crimes court in Palm Ridge.

A search and seizure operation was carried out at SAFA House in Johannesburg in March.

Gadgets and electronic files were seized.

The arrests follow an extensive investigation by the Johannesburg-based Serious Commercial Crime Investigation Unit into allegations of fraud and theft of R1.3 million from SAFA.

Between 2014 and 2018, the president of SAFA allegedly used the organization’s resources for his personal benefit.

This included hiring a private security company for his personal protection and public relations without authorization from the SAFA board.

Meanwhile, a group of protesters demonstrated outside the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court, shouting: “Stop looting SAFA” and “Red card for Jordaan.”