‘There’s nothing to hide’ – McKenzie defends spending nearly R31m on Fifa World Cup trip
95 million on South Africa’s 2026 Fifa World Cup programme, with the biggest expenses including official travel, hospitality, match tickets and tournament activations as scrutiny grows over government spending on the global showpiece.
They have made it sound as though I spent R31 million on myself, when my own costs totalled just over R1 million and included the need to fly back to South Africa for 16 June midway through the World Cup group stages.
The minister said the tickets formed part of the approved programme and allowed our delegation, stakeholders and programme participants to attend official World Cup fixtures linked to South Africa’s activation and engagement programme.
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