McKenzie says Mama Joy’s husband must fund her FIFA World Cup trip, not the department

Minister Gayton McKenzie. Picture: Dwayne Senior/Bloomberg via Getty Images It will be hosted across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The department previously funded travel and accommodation for selected superfans, including Mama Joy, to attend major international tournaments such as the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

However, when McKenzie took office, he announced that he would end sponsorship of superfans’ trips. But this contradicts what he said in February, when the FIFA World Cup Trophy toured South Africa. TimesLIVE reported that McKenzie said 50 people could be selected through competitions to attend the global showpiece.

She added that she hopes the president appoints a new minister for the sports portfolio. In which McKenzie replied that her husband should pay for the trip, not the department. “We got you a husband, my sister.

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Let him pay for the love of his life. The Euro is very strong. Frenchmen are known to be romantic.

Let him pay, Sista Joy,” he said in the post. This could be seen as McKenzie standing on business after his firm stance that the department will no longer be sponsoring superfans’ trips. Reports indicated that the trip for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France cost about R1.3 million in public funds for superfans.

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