South Africans have questioned whether the Springboks received bonuses after Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie revealed payments to other national teams during a briefing in Pretoria on Tuesday. The minister said Bafana Bafana would get 5 million rand while Banyana Banyana, Amajita and the women's cricket Proteas each received 1 million rand. Amajimbos competing at the World Cup in Qatar were awarded 500,000 rand. McKenzie said the payments support squads participating in global tournaments.
Social media users wondered why the rugby world champions were absent from the announcement. Some speculated the Springboks might receive substantially higher amounts kept private. Others demanded transparency about all national team compensation. Comments showed widespread curiosity about whether rugby players were getting bigger bonuses than disclosed figures or had been overlooked entirely. Several people suggested the Springboks could be receiving payments ranging from 10 million to 100 million rand per player but that officials felt embarrassed to publicize such large sums compared to other sports.
Social media users wondered why the rugby world champions were absent from the announcement. Some speculated the Springboks might receive substantially higher amounts kept private. Others demanded transparency about all national team compensation. Comments showed widespread curiosity about whether rugby players were getting bigger bonuses than disclosed figures or had been overlooked entirely. Several people suggested the Springboks could be receiving payments ranging from 10 million to 100 million rand per player but that officials felt embarrassed to publicize such large sums compared to other sports.
