Gauteng MEC for Sports and Recreation Faith Mazibuko is adamant that financial rules were not flouted to secure the newly-built combi court in Evaton in the Vaal.
Mazibuko officially handed over a state-of-the-art combi court, which caters for various sports codes, to residents on Friday.
She said the multiple sports court was built late in 2018 and was officially completed on January 6 this year. It houses volleyball, soccer, tennis, netball, basketball and aerobics courts.
I want to clarify that this combi court was not recently built as many claimed following the audio [clip] that went viral," she said.
In the clip, which was leaked earlier this month, Mazibuko can be heard shouting at her subordinates and demanding combi courts so that they can be used for the ANC's election campaign.
@TeamNews24 a group of young children waiting for MEC Faith Mazibuko to officially hand over new combi court field in Evaton, Vaal pic.twitter.com/lLLHyh5bpH
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"I am not campaigning for my party. This is part of my department's initiative to change lives of young and old people in our townships. This combi court is the last one among the 12 that we built across the province.
"The reason why this combi court was officially handed over today was that we were waiting for an occupation certificate from the Emfuleni Local Municipality," she said.
Elderly women were among the attendees at the handover on Friday and they were dressed in ANC regalia.
"This is a government programme. I don't know why they are wearing ANC regalia and I can't tell them what to wear. To me, I see them as members of the community that have been eagerly waiting for this combi court to share them with their children," said Mazibuko.
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