Minister of Sport and Recreation
Mr Fikile Mbalula was appointed Minister of Sport and Recreation on November 1 2010. He was Deputy Minister of Police from 2009-2010, and before that held various positions in the ANC Youth League, including Secretary-General (1998-2004) and President (2004-2008).
For media enquiries regarding the Minister, please contact Justin de Allende on (+27) 82 699 2253.
Minister's columns in the Sowetan:
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13 July 2011 - Keep the Olympic flame burning
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20 July 2011 - Netball award is a special gift to Tata
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27 July 2011 - Time to bury the hatchet and move on
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3 August 2011 - Let's salute our lifetime achievers
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10 August 2011 - Let's unite to root out racism in sport
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17 August 2011 - It's time for the mother of all parties
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24 August 2011 - Sports Awards revolutionised
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31 August 2011 - Smit's soldiers march to war for Africa
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7 September 2011 - Time to restore boxing to its former glory
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14 September 2011 - Springbok soldiers fighting for us all
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21 Septemer 2011 - Boks need support, not bickering
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12 October 2011 - We're still proud of Boks and Bafana
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19 October 2011 - Indaba will transform playing field
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2 November 2011 - Salute to past and future of SA sport
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9 November 2011 - All aboard the transformation train
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16 November 2011 - We have a role to play in uplifting women
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23 November 2011 - Let's move forward with sports plan
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7 December 2011 - Helping Burundi heal through sport
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21 December 2011 - 2011, a year of swag and promise
- 11 January 2012 - 2012 a year full of promise
- 1 February 2010 - Ramaala still a champ at 40
- 22 February 2012 - Africa is in our hands
- 29 February 2012 - Sa sportswomen are making history
- 7 March 2012 - Women are showing the way
- 14 March 2012 - Indigenous Games
- 22 March 2012 - We thank those who changed our world
- 28 March 2012 - A week of congratulations and condolences
- 4 April 2012 - Corruption won't be tolerated at any level
- 18 April 2012 - Team SA needs all the support it can get
- 25 April 2012 - SA no dope when it comes to sport
- 2 May 2012 - Time to take charge of our destiny
- 9 May 2012 - Injecting a dose of the future into the present
- 16 May 2012 - Cry for help deserves attention
- 6 June 2012 - Bafana, Comrades and the upcoming Olympics
- 13 June 2012 - Young lions paid the price for our freedom
- 20 June 2012 - Together we can lift siege of Gugulethu
- 27 June 2012 - Time to focus on recreation
- 4 July 2012 - It's time to take Netball to the next level
- 11 July 2012 - Get ready to shake up the sporting world
