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03 Jun 2015

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03 Jun 2015

AND THAT'S THAT

Press conference over. No 1-on-1's

03 Jun 2015

Mbalula: If there are corrupt activities they must be investigated to the end. We are here to explain.

03 Jun 2015

Mbalula: This will sound patronising, but I must say don't attack your own country. Just state facts.

03 Jun 2015

Mbalula: To the media you have the right to ask questions, but do not chase us about bribes when we did not bribe

03 Jun 2015

Mbalula closes by making an appeal to SA media

03 Jun 2015

JEROME VALCKE A SA CITIZEN

Mbalula reminds everyone that Jerome Valcke is a SA citizen (as of 2012 as reported by Sport24...)

Click HERE for the full article...

03 Jun 2015

Mbalula: If it is justice being pursued, you are a friend. If it's anything other than that, you are not

03 Jun 2015

Moemi defending SA. Asking why Charles Dempsey in 2006 wasn't investigated

03 Jun 2015

GETTING HEATED

Things are hotting up at the press conference as it draws to a close

03 Jun 2015

Moemi: No decision has been taken on whether government should investigate what happened to the money donated to the Caribbean.

03 Jun 2015

Mbalula: The president asked me to convene this conference and to convey to you, that we must explain that the money was transferred

03 Jun 2015

Question: Has Mbalula discussed the matter with President Jacob Zuma?

Mbalula: I report to the President so this is "the President speaking".

03 Jun 2015

Third set of questions - out of four - coming up...

03 Jun 2015

Mbalula: Prepared to tell even the FBI why this wasn't a bribe.

Mbalula also mentions the Floyd Mayweather fight he attended - to laughs from the crowd

03 Jun 2015

Mbalula: I promised the people of SA I would report on match fixing. I don't know if I will ever get this report from FIFA

Mbalula: We fight corruption and we want clean sport. You must never doubt us in terms of cleaning football.

03 Jun 2015

Mbalula: Blatter has been a good friend of SA. We will not lie about that.

03 Jun 2015

Mbalula also answering the question why Sepp Blatter

Mbalula says that Blatter resignation left him "shocked"

03 Jun 2015

Mbalula: I've gone through SA govt bank accounts to see if any of this money was paid from our coffers.

Mbalula says he has spoken to Thabo Mbeki, Danny Jordaan, Molefi Oliphant and Irvin Khoza. Stofile is out the country

03 Jun 2015

QUESTION: Thoughts on the resignation of Sepp Blatter

Moemi: The resignation of Blatter, we cannot speak on Blatter's behalf. We will have to ask him about that.

03 Jun 2015

IN RESPONSE TO THE VOTE

Seems Sport24 readers overwhelming believe a brobe WAS paid

Mel - YES

Billy Donnelly - YES

Bottletot - YES

03 Jun 2015

Mbalula: When we are organising the SWC we are not dealing with gangsters, we are dealing with people. We are not sniffer dogs

03 Jun 2015

VOTE

Do you think SA paid bribes to get the 2010 Soccer World Cup?

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Does it matter?

Let us know at mysport@sport24.co.za

03 Jun 2015

Mbalula: A bribe is like a ghost, it's untouchable...

03 Jun 2015

Mbalula: We have explained ... we don't have a problem with US. But we will never compromise our sovereignty

03 Jun 2015

Mbalula getting louder and louder and more and more annoyed

03 Jun 2015

Moemi: If South Africa did deal with Jerome Valcke, it was in our normal dealings with FIFA

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Question: Would SA have won the right to host 2010 SWC had we not paid $10 million

Alec Moemi: We would have won the World Cup bid without us giving money to the Caribbean. We only got 2 votes from CONCACAF.

03 Jun 2015

Tough questions being posed. Taking 4 at a time

03 Jun 2015

MBALULA IS FINISHED TALKING

Questions from the media next...

03 Jun 2015

Mbalula: We waiting for the US authorities to share the evidence they have, that has negatively affected our international reputation

03 Jun 2015

Mbalula reminds everyone present we lost the 2006 SWC to Germany by 1 vote
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