Deputy Speaker, Cope is registering its objection to the discontinuation of the corruption investigations into the construction of the Mbombela Stadium in Mpumalanga. South Africans cannot allow this to happen after losing R1,2 billion.
Jimmy Mohlala's wife and children and his extended family want to know why he was murdered and who murdered him. [Interjections.] The reasons given by the Mbombela Municipality are inadequate and flimsy.
The municipality's decision to drop the investigations comes after millions were spent on the matter. Cope believes that dropping the investigations at this juncture will leave the people implicated under a cloud of suspicion. Their credibility and reputation will remain tainted.
We therefore urge the Minister of Sport and Recreation to intervene. Answers are still needed about whether Lefika Emergency Equity, which is managing the stadium, is entitled to the R43 million that was approved without their following the correct tender procedures. We want to know whether the company is corrupt or not. This ... [Time expired.]