South Africa’s sports minister has hit back at accusations on social media that he lied about a deal with SuperSport.
South Africa’s sports minister Gayton McKenzie has promised that his department is working on a deal to allow South Africans to watch the Springboks vs All Blacks rugby match this coming weekend without a DStv subscription.
McKenzie responded on Saturday, saying that SuperSport had made it clear how much the SABC needed to pay to make a deal happen and that he was working on a solution.“We know the terms and expectations from the rightsholder for us to make this available, and we intend to fully meet those expectations in the interest of the nation. This is not a normal game, this is the anniversary of the most important rugby game. Let’s talk in a week.
“The national team doesn’t belong to MultiChoice or SABC or E-tv. None of them should act like the national team belongs to them,” he said. “We had a very progressive meeting at MultiChoice Group. I thanked them for the billions they pour into sports, arts, and culture,” the minister“We spoke about solutions regarding the problems of access to main matches by most South Africans and I left the meeting highly impressed. The future is indeed bright.”
By the time the interdict was granted, the Rugby and Cricket World Cup tournaments were already finished.
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