The public protector has begun a probe into allegations of wasteful spending of R2.6-million by Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula and his deputy.
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/ 27 October 2011
South Africa’s sports ministry has roped in concerned parties around the country to help resolve transformation issues.
The South African Institute for Drug Free Sport has launched an anti-doping initiative after an increase in the use of performance-enhancing drugs.
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/ 23 October 2007
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”Awesome”, ”unbelievable” and ”like a fairy tale” is how the Springboks described their homecoming at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg on Tuesday. Showing cool nerves during interviews that at times resembled a scrum, flanker Schalk Burger said he was still getting used to the idea of being a world champion.
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Springbok captain John Smit said he was ”overwhelmed” by the reception the national team received at the OR Tambo International Airport on Tuesday. ”What we walked into was far beyond what we ever imagined,” Smit said. The Boks struggled to wade through the throngs of exuberant supporters, many of whom were singing Shosholoza.
Forsaking high office in order to build the organisation should be the highest honour for members of the African National Congress (ANC), said the ruling party’s national treasurer Mendi Msimang on Saturday. ”Election to high office in the ANC should not be regarded as a stepping stone to government position or the accumulation of wealth,” he said.