MK Party demands Gayton McKenzie FIFA spending probe
· The South African
The Jacob Zuma-led uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has called for an urgent parliamentary investigation into reported FIFA World Cup spending.
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While the party referred to “approximately R33 million” in its statement, previous reports and the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture have placed the expenditure at R30.95 million.
The call comes days after Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie defended the department’s FIFA World Cup spending. McKenzie said the spend was “not a holiday.” He later released a breakdown of the expenditure and said the department had “nothing to hide”.
MK Party wants Parliament to investigate
The MK Party has urged Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Sport, Arts and Culture to step in.
It wants the committee to strengthen oversight, demand full disclosure from the department and enforce the Auditor-General’s recommendations.
The party also wants officials and members of the Executive held accountable if investigators uncover governance failures.
MK Party demands answers
The party wants the department to explain:
- What the money was allocated for
- How officials spent it
- Who approved the expenditure
- Whether taxpayers received value for money
- What oversight and auditing took place
- Whether authorities have started disciplinary, civil or criminal action
MK Party says funds should benefit South Africans
The MK Party said the reports, if confirmed, would expose serious failures in financial management and internal controls.
It argued the money could have supported school sport, upgraded community sports facilities, improved infrastructure in rural and township communities, and created opportunities for athletes, artists and young people.
The party said every rand allocated to the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture should benefit South Africans.
It pledged to continue pushing for greater transparency and accountability over public spending.