Madonsela clears Mbalula of impropriety

Pretoria - There was no impropriety regarding the many trips undertaken by Sport and Recreation Minister Fikile Mbalula and his deputy, Public Protector Thuli Madonsela said on Monday.

"While minister Mbalula and Deputy Minister [Gert Oosthuizen] spent an amount close to the alleged R2.7m, I found no evidence indicating that any of the flights were undertaken improperly and outside the mandate of the department," Madonsela told reporters in Pretoria.

"The allegation that Minister Mbalula and Deputy Minister Oosthuizen improperly caused the department to incur excessive transport costs for international and domestic flights was not substantiated by evidence."