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#EXCLUSIVE: Over half a billion rand spent on four Free State stadiums - PART 2, PHOTO GALLERY─── TSHEHLA KOTELI 13:00 Mon, 27 Jun 2022
An amount of more than R500 million was spent within the last 10 years on building and upgrading stadiums in the Free State.
The four stadiums in question were built with the budget of the provincial Department of Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation.
The departmental spokesperson, Tankiso Zola, explained in a written response that the department was only responsible for the implementation of the four stadiums, namely the Dr Rantlai Petrus Molemela Stadium; the Fezile Dabi Stadium, the Sipho Mutsi Stadium, and the Charles Mopeli Stadium. However, maintenance lays within the responsibility of municipalities the stadiums fall under.
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Fezile Dabi Stadium in Parys
The most expensive stadium the department upgraded is the Fezile Dabi Stadium in Parys, at a cost of R81 826 362, but it has now turned into a white elephant. Allegations are that the stadium has never been utilised since the completion of the upgrade. The municipality had not replied to enquiries by the time of publishing.
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