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South Africa: 2010 Bribery - DA to Formally Place Briefing From Jordaan, Mbeki and Others On Parliament's Agenda Tomorrow
DA, 8 June 2015
The Democratic Alliance will formally place a briefing from SAFA officials, including Danny Jordaan and Molefi Oliphant, on Parliament's agenda tomorrow when the Sport Committee… Read more »
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South Africa: Mbeki Decided to Donate the U.S.$10 Million to FIFA - Mbalula
News24Wire, 5 June 2015
Former President Thabo Mbeki was the one who decided to donate the $10m to the soccer associations of North America, Central America and the Caribbean Islands (Concacaf). Read more »
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South Africa: Mbalula Denies Bribery Allegations
News24Wire, 3 June 2015
Fikile Mbalula has again denied that the South African government or 2010 Local Organising Committee (LOC) paid a bribe to secure the hosting of the 2010 Soccer World Cup in South… Read more »
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South Africa: If the U.S $10 Million Transfer Was Not a Bribe, Where Are the Records?
DA, 4 June 2015
The DA challenges Sport and Recreation Minister, Fikile Mbalula, to urgently release all records of decisions by the South African government related to the $10 million transfer… Read more »
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South Africa: Five Talking Points From Fikile Mbalula's Wednesday Press Conference
Daily Maverick, 4 June 2015
At a press conference on Wednesday, South Africa's Minister of Sport and Recreation hardly offered any new insight into South Africa's alleged involvement in the ongoing FIFA… Read more »
South African Govt Denies FIFA Bribery Allegations
Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula has denied claims that the 2010 Local Organising Committee paid a bribe to secure the hosting of the World Cup in South Africa.
Safa president Danny Jordaan told the Sunday Independent, that while the local organising committee had indeed paid over R120-million to the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football – headed by the infamous Jack Warner, one of the Fifa officials arrested last week – this was not a “bribe”, but for its “football development programme”.
With a damning letter from South African officials released, it seems Sepp Blatter has realised his time at the helm of Fifa is up.
InFocus
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As the scope of the FIFA corruption scandal began to unfold, the process of awarding of the 2010 World Cup to South Africa became the subject of bribery allegations. Top ... Read more »
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Days after being elected to head the world football governing body, Sepp Blatter has announced he is stepping down amid a widespread corruption probe. Read more »
