Mbalula tells athlete Sunette Viljoen that government is not M-pesa
It seems the war between the Minister of Sports and Recreation Fikile Mbalula and athlete Sunette Viljoen will not end anytime soon. It all started on Monday when Rio Olympics medalists launched a scathing attack on Mbalula on social media following his failure to pay her a R70‚000 bonus he had promised to pay all the Rio Olympics medalists. Mbalula and the javelin thrower went back and forth with Mbalula claiming in a conversation posted by Viljoen that she was not paid because she had previously indicated that she did not need the money. But "Mr Rasmatazz" seemed to have followed up on his promise by Saturday morning and paid Viljoen. "Received the R70k this morning. It pays to be a fighter. I really never asked for anything other than a promise to be kept. #paidthemoney‚" the athlete tweeted. However it was not all hunky-dory as Mbalula launched yet another attack against the medalist soon after she posted news of her excitement. "You didn’t have to fight — you had to wait for th...
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