Mampara of the week : Makhenkesi Stofile

Even greater than a moegoe or a moemish is a mampara. This week Makhenkesi Stofile wins the coveted prize hands down.

Foot firmly in mouth, the minister of sport proudly told a sports portfolio committee meeting that SA Rugby owed the government royalties for the use of the Springbok emblem. He even claimed his department owned the rights to the Bok. Erm, it doesn’t — Saru owns the emblem.

It’s a cynical game the minister plays: klap the Bokkie around long enough and you’ll succeed in obscuring the problems that afflict a myriad sports.

Unwilling to heal South Africa’s Olympic ills or Bafana Bafana, our Mampara’s only interest is in soft targets. After all, the Springbok can’t talk back.