Before he began his pre-written speech Minister of Sport Gayton McKenzie wanted to address his departments expenditure at the Paris Olympics in which over R800,000 was spent.

“I could have stayed [longer] but wanted to get to know my new portfolio. Stop lying to people,” the minister added. Eight officials had accompanied McKenzie to Paris. The budget approved for officials to attend the Olympics was R1,805,355, according to the minister.

The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture confirmed that the total budget to send Team SA to the 2024 Paris Olympics amounted to almost R28 million.An astonishing percentage of the dedicated amount, however,

Minister of Sport Gayton McKenzie has admitted that the more than R450 000 for "ground transport" on his Paris trip was "exorbitant".

While Gayton McKenzie is expected to brief the media on his 100 Days in Office on Thursday, many are waiting for the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture to set the record straight on his trip to the Paris Olympics.

Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie has shared the detailed costs breakdown of his trip to Paris for the Olympic Games. McKenzie wrote to his acting director-general Dr Cynthia Khumalo to explain the exorbitant expenditure.