A minister contradicting his deputy is not a completely foreign phenomenon in SA, but it is not something weve experienced on the sporting front until this week.
Barely hours after Peace Mabe, the deputy minister of sport, had boldly told us SA would replace Morocco as hosts of next months Womens Africa Cup of Nations Wafcon, her boss Gayton McKenzie issued a stern rebuttal, stating no such arrangement had been confirmed.
Those of us familiar with the hot air frequently coming out of our sports ministry viewed Mabes initial announcement with suspicion, given that it was curious McKenzie would have passed on the opportunity of announcing such a momentous development himself.
