DA to report Mbalula to Public Protector for R680 000 Dubai trip
9 October 2017
The DA will report former Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula to the Public Protector following reports that sporting goods supplier, Sedgars Sports, allegedly paid for at least half of his R680 000 family trip to Dubai from 28 December 2016 until 3 January 2017.
Sedgars Sports is contracted to supply clothing for the South African Sports Confederation and Olympics Committee (SASCOC) and their business ties date as far back as 2005.
Since SASCOC was under Mbalula’s purview as Sports Minister, there was a clear conflict of interest and Mbalula breached the Executive Members Ethics Code, which states that:
2.3 Members of the Executive may not