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A news report says the Tourism Department is considering a R1 billion sponsorship deal with English football team Tottenham Hotspur.

"They're going to come to South Africa, they're going to get robbed. JOHANNESBURG - After reports that the Department of Tourism was considering an almost R1 billion sponsorship deal with an English football team, Brand Africa's chairperson Thebe Ikalafeng told 702 that the department’s alleged proposal would be irresponsible at this time. A news report says the Tourism Department is considering a R1 billion sponsorship deal with English football team Tottenham Hotspur.

South Africa is pursuing a sponsorship deal with Premier League club Tottenham, following in the footsteps of the United Arab Emirates, Rwanda, ...

SA Tourism has also partnered with the streaming service Netflix to promote South Africa to potential international visitors. The proposed deal was criticised by a South African opposition party, which said the money reportedly involved — which is equivalent to more than 900 million South African rand — represented nearly 40 percent of SA Tourism's budget. South African media reports claimed the deal would be worth 48 million euros over three years from the start of the 2023-2024 season and give SA Tourism branding space on Tottenham's uniform, among other things.

The R1 billion proposal has been met with heavy criticism amid the country's unrelenting power cuts. Clement Manyathela speaks to Brand Africa's founder and ...

They are going to come here and get loadshed.Thebe Ikalafeng, Founder and Chairman - Brand Africa They are going to come to South Africa and get robbed. The work we did with the Fifa World Cup, Rugby World Cup - all those have established the visibility of South Africa.Thebe Ikalafeng, Founder and Chairman - Brand Africa

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (C) celebrates after scoring his team second goal during the English Premier League football match ...

Conte was diagnosed with cholecystitis – inflammation in the gallbladder – and looks likely to miss Spurs' home clash with Manchester City in the Premier League ...

Spurs' match with City is the first of five games this month. Premier League Conte was diagnosed with cholecystitis – inflammation in the gallbladder – and looks likely to miss Spurs' home clash with Manchester City in the Premier League on Sunday.

The Tottenham head coach, Antonio Conte, says surgery to remove his gallbladder has 'gone well' as he starts a spell of recovery.

“Thank you for your lovely messages, my surgery has gone well and I’m already feeling better,” a post on Conte’s Instagram story feed read. [Antonio Conte](https://www.theguardian.com/football/antonio-conte), says surgery to remove his gallbladder has “gone well” as he starts a spell of recovery. Conte’s assistant, Cristian Stellini, is expected to step in when Spurs host Manchester City on Sunday.

Tottenham boss Antonio Conte will undergo surgery to remove a gallbladder, the Premier League club have announced.

Following a diagnosis of cholecystitis, he will be undergoing surgery to remove his gallbladder today (Wednesday) and will return following a period of recuperation. I don’t think he would be driving himself, and you’re safe to go to places and sit down and watch. He added: “It’s a different atmosphere going to a match for a manager. Some reports claimed that Conte wished to be in the stands for Spurs’ Premier League clash with Man City on Sunday. Express Sport spoke with former lead Everton physician [Dr Andre Brittain-Dissont](https://www.drandre.co.uk/), a medical practitioner for 30 years, to understand how Conte will recover from the operation. Conte could undergo keyhole surgery to remove the gallbladder.

Antonio Conte, the head coach of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, will soon undergo surgery to get his gallbladder removed. The club revealed on Wednesday ...

It’s not clear when Antonio Conte will come back to assume the role of Tottenham head coach. The club revealed on Wednesday that Antonio Conte recently fell ill after severe abdominal pain. The Tottenham statement said, “Antonio Conte recently became unwell with severe abdominal pain.

It's a significant bump up from the current sleeve sponsorship with Cinch, but the deal is still controversial.

The controversy over South Africa investing a significant amount of money into an English football team when its own people don’t have power for up to 12 hours at a time is significant and should not be ignored. Put another way, Tottenham Hotspur is a business, and businesses are going to behave like businesses in ways that generally trend against progressive morality. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is apparently considering declaring a state of emergency, which makes investment into a sports team look, to say the least, somewhat odd in context. As part of the sponsorship deal, South Africa would have prominent placement not only on Spurs’ kit sleeves, but also advertising hoardings and promotional materials. The sleeve real estate has only gotten more lucrative since then, which has apparently led to the club deciding to end its partnership with Cinch early. [by South African news outlet The Daily Maverick](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-01-31-from-lindiwe-sisulu-with-love-inside-sa-tourisms-r1bn-proposal-to-sponsor-tottenham-hotspur/) yesterday, though it was not clear from the reporting what the investment would be used for.

Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte will undergo surgery on Wednesday to remove his gallblader, the Premier League club said in a statement.

"Antonio Conte recently became unwell with severe abdominal pain," Tottenham said. "Following a diagnosis of cholecystitis, he will be undergoing surgery to remove his gallbladder today and will return following a period of recuperation." Feb 1 (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte will undergo surgery on Wednesday to remove his gallblader, the Premier League club said in a statement.

Cape Town — While the debate about a possible deal worth almost R1 billion between SA Tourism and English football club Tottenham Hotspur rages on, ...

“The Sunshine Tour is a major driver of tourism and awareness of South Africa and its wonders through our nationwide tournaments and extensive international broadcast reach at our flagship events,” Sunshine Tour commissioner Thomas Abt said in a statement. And the Sunshine Tour is delighted to have their backing ahead of a bumper golf season in SA. However, the only confirmed deal SA Tourism has locked in is with South Africa’s premier golf tour.

This debate has dominated on social media with many asking how South Africa could spend this amount of money on a sponsorship when there are so many ...

This debate has dominated on social media with many asking how South Africa could spend this amount of money on a sponsorship when there are so many pressing issues that require that kind of investment right here at home. "I cannot understand how anyone with a normal mind can think that you can get visitors, tourists into South Africa in a country where there is total lawlessness, There's a total breakdown of our infrastructure and so forth and you can go and spend a billion rand to promote a country that is dysfunctional and lawless.."

Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu's spokesperson Steve Motale has insisted that the minister was in no way involved in the potential three-year sponsorship ...

The DA will do everything in its power to oppose this lunacy,” De Freitas said. Unfortunately, this is not the best time to advance such a noble course. This money could be used to unlock our tourism offerings and create more jobs,” he said. “This is a good initiative. This is a blatant lie,” Motale said. “The reporter falsely claims that Minister Sisulu is forcing SA Tourism to push the deal through before she is moved from the tourism portfolio.

Through its marketing agency, SA Tourism, the South African government is preparing to sign a nearly R1 billion sponsorship agreement with the English ...

Also read: [News24](https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/match-day-advertising-kit-branding-inside-sa-tourisms-r1bn-tottenham-hotspur-sponsorship-proposal-20230201) noted that a risk was brought up at a board meeting on 27 January, regarding Tottenham potentially being relegated to a lower division during the three-year contract, a risk that was countered in the proposal with a statement claiming that this was unlikely, given the historical performance of Tottenham Hotspur, and raising this will undoubtedly bring into consideration a possible bonus payment to be made by SA Tourism should Tottenham Hotspur perform better than expected. [News24](https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/match-day-advertising-kit-branding-inside-sa-tourisms-r1bn-tottenham-hotspur-sponsorship-proposal-20230201) that the proposal was presented and voted for at a board meeting held at 8pm on Tuesday.

The South African government's nearly R1bn plan to sponsor English football giant Tottenham Hotspur is only for space on the team jersey's shirt-sleeve. Picture ...

De Freitas said he would submit questions as to how the decision was arrived at and what studies were undertaken to justify it. The DA’s tourism spokesperson Manny de Freitas said in a statement: “Our country is in a power crisis. There is no way the ANC will be able to condone such a decision in the 2024 election, not even among its staunchest supporters.” Visit Rwanda pays 10 million pounds (R211 million) a year to advertise on Arsenal’s sleeve, according to the Atlantic. Herron said that while developing the tourism sector was important to the economy, there were too many other urgent priorities to warrant the proposed sponsorship deal and that it should be “shot down” on the same basis as that of the department of arts and culture plan to fund a hugely expensive giant flag: “Unaffordable and preposterous.” He called the plan “a slap in the face of every South African whose hard-earned tax will be used to sponsor a first-world football team, and an insult for the South African tourism and travel sector which was decimated, and in many cases completely destroyed, during and post Covid-19.”

Questions have been asked about the decision to channel almost R1 billion into a single project involving the football giant.

Nando's steps in to comfort fans devastated by loss of beloved mayo](https://www.702.co.za/articles/465779/hell-man-nando-s-steps-in-to-comfort-fans-devastated-by-loss-of-beloved-mayo) [Unilever has announced that it is discontinuing its beloved Hellmann's Mayonnaise in South Africa and Nando's was quick to respond.](https://www.702.co.za/articles/465779/hell-man-nando-s-steps-in-to-comfort-fans-devastated-by-loss-of-beloved-mayo) [Read More](https://www.702.co.za/articles/465779/hell-man-nando-s-steps-in-to-comfort-fans-devastated-by-loss-of-beloved-mayo) [SA Spurs sponsorship furore: 'It's potentially a brilliant business deal'](https://www.702.co.za/articles/465780/sa-spurs-sponsorship-furore-it-s-potentially-a-brilliant-business-deal) [There's been an outcry over government's reported R900m deal to sponsor UK Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur in an effort to draw more tourists to SA.](https://www.702.co.za/articles/465780/sa-spurs-sponsorship-furore-it-s-potentially-a-brilliant-business-deal) [Read More](https://www.702.co.za/articles/465780/sa-spurs-sponsorship-furore-it-s-potentially-a-brilliant-business-deal) [Why SA needs to nurture relationship with China in spite of problem areas](https://www.702.co.za/articles/465783/why-sa-needs-to-nurture-relationship-with-china-in-spite-of-problem-areas) [We need to remember that China will be one of THE dominant forces for the next decade or two says Old Mutual Investment Group's Hywel George.](https://www.702.co.za/articles/465783/why-sa-needs-to-nurture-relationship-with-china-in-spite-of-problem-areas) [Read More](https://www.702.co.za/articles/465783/why-sa-needs-to-nurture-relationship-with-china-in-spite-of-problem-areas) "If you take 2017 to 2019, we spent just under R1.2 billion in terms of media investment on foreign soil. This has since dropped to 3.2%. SA Tourism Acting CEO Mzilikazi Themba Khumalo is briefing the media on the Tottenham Hotspur sponsorship deal.' EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) He said SAT was not asking for “new money” to go into the deal, but rather that SAT would be aggregating the money that would go into their smaller projects to the deal. "For the last 20 years, money has been spent on foreign soil to persuade foreign nationals to travel into South Africa." Khumalo said before the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, tourism was contributing 6.4% to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). “The money that is invested in tourism is not the same money for energy or potholes, there are other departments for that. SAT acting CEO Mzilikazi Themba Khumalo briefed the media on the sponsorship deal on Thursday. Khumalo said when the leak of an internal PowerPoint presentation happened, the board had conditionally approved the deal. [Daily Maverick reported](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-01-31-from-lindiwe-sisulu-with-love-inside-sa-tourisms-r1bn-proposal-to-sponsor-tottenham-hotspur/) on an almost R1 billion sponsorship of the football giant being considered by the tourism entity. JOHANNESBURG - South African Tourism (SAT) says there has been a malicious leak of internal documents regarding the Tottenham Hotspur deal.

ActionSA said the proposed R1bn sponsorship deal with English Premier League giants Tottenham Hotspur using taxpayer money is an expensive PR campaign with ...

“At a time when South Africa is facing an unprecedented energy crisis and rampant crime, scarce state resources should be used to address the most pressing needs in the nation. [Daily Maverick](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-01-31-from-lindiwe-sisulu-with-love-inside-sa-tourisms-r1bn-proposal-to-sponsor-tottenham-hotspur/) newspaper reported on Wednesday it has documents which purport to show South African Tourism is preparing to ink a sponsorship deal with the English Premier League team at a cost of £42.5m (R910m) over three years. ActionSA is the latest political party to reject the proposed R1bn sponsorship with English Premier League giants Tottenham Hotspur using South African taxpayer money, saying it is an expensive PR campaign with questionable benefits.

South Africa's tourism agency gave preliminary approval to a sponsorship deal with English football club Tottenham Hotspur and government officials are ...

SA Tourism splurging so much on a Tottenham Hotspur vanity project when South African citizens are suffering speaks volumes on how those in power have lost ...

You’d imagine that the English club will benefit hugely from such a cash injection, one that will increase their ability to develop their team and their brand. [Sunshine Tour secures SA Tourism sponsorship amid R1 billion Tottenham Hotspur drama](/sport/golf/sunshine-tour/sunshine-tour-secures-sa-tourism-sponsorship-amid-r1-billion-tottenham-hotspur-drama-3fc4d0ed-ab2f-4ef2-bdb6-8a215b2193d7) [Spurs boss Conte to have surgery to remove gallbladder](/sport/soccer/premier-league/spurs-boss-conte-to-have-surgery-to-remove-gallbladder-5f31f859-58d8-489e-94a6-221ecbf1b3e4) [Kane's bid for Spurs goal record could be delayed by illness](/sport/soccer/premier-league/harry-kanes-bid-for-tottenham-hotspur-goal-record-could-be-delayed-by-illness-c7ae9dd0-b186-4794-a1aa-f78bcd1a9453) [Spurs sign Danjuma on loan from Villarreal](/sport/soccer/premier-league/tottenham-hotspur-sign-arnaut-danjuma-on-loan-from-villarreal-de2318a9-ec03-45e1-a00b-72a92d524f64) [Watch out Wayne Rooney, Harry Kane is coming for you!](/sport/soccer/premier-league/watch-out-wayne-rooney-harry-kane-is-coming-for-you-50c84c82-4a3e-48b1-beaf-7bd8cbac7118) [WATCH: Tottenham Hotspur are defending like a 'relegation team': Antonio Conte](/sport/soccer/premier-league/watch-tottenham-hotspur-are-defending-like-a-relegation-team-antonio-conte-ce5a3b85-9cab-45de-8fec-9b2518584f9a) At the time, Sascoc revealed that they did not have enough resources to afford a bonus for multiple medallist Schoeman and silver medallist Buitendag for their exploits in the swimming pool and in surfing, respectively.

A Fifa match agent Ellen Chiwenga has detailed how Chelsea FC were elbowed out of a proposed tourism deal with Tottenham Hotspurs being brought in.

WHAT NEXT FOR THE SPURS DEAL? and that is what we will continue to do until we are told otherwise.” The SABC report states the Tottenham deal could be signed this week.

South Africa's tourism agency gave preliminary approval to a sponsorship deal with English football club Tottenham Hotspur and government officials are ...

“The deal that we are looking at has nothing to do with football, it’s got to do we accessing the aggregating audiences that football brings. “This envisaged deal is not asking the fiscus to introduce new money into our budget,” Khumalo said. He declined to comment on the details or value of the deal, which the Daily Maverick news website said could be worth about R1 billion.

Tottenham Hotspur have replied to a series of questions from the supporters' trust and have hit back at some criticism of the club.

However, we would have wanted to see a greater acknowledgement from the Club of the legitimate concerns shared by many fans and a fuller explanation in a number of key areas. We note the Club’s acknowledgement that a number of player purchases have not worked out and the recognition of a need for improved recruitment. We shall continue to press for further clarity and reassurance in the meantime. With specific reference to naming rights, we are clear that any deal has to be right for the club, notwithstanding we currently have our own name proudly on the stadium receiving global recognition. This is a continual process with the aim of standing the Club in good stead on the pitch for years to come. Growing our revenues is essential for the Club to continue to have the ability to invest in players. We have always ensured a clear pathway for youth to progress to the First Team, along with a development system that includes strategic loans. We are excited by the young talents we have at the academy. Our stadium is a key component to our revenue growth yet, unbelievably, we have still not seen and enjoyed a full season in our new stadium with attendances. The manager employed by the Club has not signed a new contract and tells us that we should lower our expectations about on-field outcomes. Football success, in turn, supports the growth of our Club, our fanbase and consequently wider, commercial opportunities and partnerships, which then deliver further revenue to reinvest in football - the virtuous, sustainable circle on which our Club model is based. We have gone on to do far more than that with the delivery of our award-winning player accommodation, ‘The Lodge’, which has been instrumental in providing exceptional rest and recovery facilities for players and, during COVID-19 times….

The THST recently asked Spurs' brass a lot of tough questions. The club has now responded.

Unfortunately, the dissatisfaction directed towards Levy and the Spurs administrators are such that no matter how the club responded it is likely not going to appease those who are unhappy with the current direction of the club. Does the Club have a plan for further investment to ensure that the Club remains competitive on the pitch in the face of substantial additional investment by other Premier League clubs? My initial reaction to the questions submitted by the THST was that this came off as a list of grievances, asked more as a form of protest and with the foreknowledge that the club would likely respond only in the vaguest of ways. This is a continual process with the aim of standing the Club in good stead on the pitch for years to come. are all important issues and having an organization that exists to convey supporter concerns in these areas to the club is reasonable and appropriate. Growing our revenues is essential for the Club to continue to have the ability to invest in players. In response to the latter part of this question: all our conversations with third parties are confidential. We have gone on to do far more than that with the delivery of our award-winning player accommodation, ‘The Lodge’, which has been instrumental in providing exceptional rest and recovery facilities for players and, during COVID-19 times…. Going forward, therefore, our strategy is clear - to drive and generate revenues to invest in all of our football activities. While the club now regularly participates in European competition and ranks as one of the ten most valuable clubs in world football, it still has not won a trophy since 2008, or the league since 1961. Will the Club share its medium and long-term strategy for success, both on and off the pitch? Spurs have a world-class manager in Antonio Conte, but is underperforming its level of talent on the pitch, and does not seem to have a coherent plan for the future.