The proposed sponsorship deal between SA Tourism and Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur will not proceed, Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille has confirmed.
The official confirmation comes nearly a week after De Lille “advised” SA Tourism board to stop the deal because it was unlawful and invalid.
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The R900 million deal with the United Kingdom (UK)-based team was ferociously met with anger and backlash after details on the matter emerged almost two months ago, prompting three SA Tourism board members to resign.
SA Tourism, which defended the deal claiming that it would get R88 million as return on investment over a three-year period, then decided to launch an investigation to find out who leaked the information of the deal to the media.
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