South African MPs end sponsorship deal with Spurs

South African MPs end sponsorship deal with Spurs

South African MPs have dropped a proposed sponsorship deal with Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur which sparked a public outcry after details leaked to the media.

The country’s official tourism board had conditionally approved the proposed three-year deal worth 900m South African rand ($52.5m).

But critics said the amount could be better used in a country battling daily power blackouts, water shortages and significant unemployment.

On Tuesday, parliament’s tourism committee called for the deal to be stopped immediately.

This was after Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu had told it that she had no knowledge of the proposed deal.

“This deal, it ends here, today, now. Because there is everything wrong about the deal itself. There must be an investigation on this matter with immediate effect,” committee chairperson Thandi Mahambehlala said.

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