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.
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.
Despite a frenzied crowd at the Green Point Stadium on Sunday, Bafana could only muster a single goal in reply to the attacking onslaught that saw Nigeria thump three goals past a lacklustre South African defence. While dejected fans filed out of the stadium, some were vocal about their disappointment – but none were quite as loud as sports minister Fikile Mbalula, who called Bafana’s performance “a disgrace.”