Fikile Mbalula was in fine voice before, during and after our resounding victory against the USA. He even managed to poke fun at some prominent figures.
Seeing as though we couldn’t be bothered keeping track of just how that $10 million donation was spent we can be thankful the BBC decided to do some digging. It ain’t pretty.
Over the past nine days we have seen FIFA fall apart at the seams and yet another example of our government’s denial in the face of damning evidence. Here’s your blow-by-blow account.
It doesn’t matter whether you think football is nothing more than a silly game, you see, there is something larger here that should anger each and every South African.
As FIFA executives fall like dominoes and begin to blabber Jack Warner has joined the chorus – although he still maintains his innocence in the face of overwhelming evidence.
This afternoon’s press conference saw Minister of Sport and Recreation Fikile Mbalula stick to his guns and condemn the allegations of corruption during the 2010 World Cup bid.
I adore Gareth Cliff and his strong opinions. They’re usually the truth and are well backed up with facts. Much like this one, which has started a little Twitter war.
As South African officials clamour to deny any wrongdoing during the 2010 World Cup bid it seems cracks are beginning to appear. First to break ranks was Danny Jordaan.
He has a reputation for being somewhat outspoken, and Fikile Mbalula did not disappoint during his stone-cold denial of the allegations against South Africa’s 2010 World Cup bid.
We know Fikile Mbalula isn’t shy when it comes to talking up his parliamentary prowess but, in the wake of the growing Las Vegas scandal, he has suddenly gone rather quiet.
There are few politicians in this country as active on social media as Fikile Mbalula. When he isn’t blowing his own trumpet he tweets out gems such as these.
In the aftermath of some half-baked ‘internal investigation’ into the selection fiasco that rocked the Proteas World Cup semi-final, some big names are venting their frustrations.
The wounds are still raw following the Proteas semi-final defeat in the World Cup last month. Now we have proof that the team which took the field came about from political meddling.
During the painful hours and days that were the dissection of the Proteas’ semi-final defeat some fans raised suspicion at the selection of Vern Philander. Fears confirmed here.
It looks like the life of a South African sports minister these days can be quite the hoot. Check out Fikile Mbalula’s latest jol in New York.
If you don’t have anything nice to say then shut your pie hole and say nothing, right? We’re not exactly firm believers in that mindset, but we wish our Minister of Sports was.
In a Twitter war that resembled a slow paced tennis match, we got to watch two of our country’s wannabe leaders battle it out for the last word.
Our government, as a whole, is not on point when it comes to social media and all this Facebook and Twitter stuff. There are, however a few exception… Our Sports Minister is one such gem.
African Cup of Nations Local Organising Committee head, Mvuzo Mbebe, told reporters yesterday that Cape Town had not been selected as a host city for the upcoming AFCON because it “did not meet the criteria for hosting,” but did not elaborate quite where the Mother City fell short. Mayor De Lille has different ideas however…
The South African Football Association (SAFA) has decided not to tell anyone anything about the decision as to whether or not the national Soccer team will change its name from Bafana Bafana to something else.