# The DA will expose the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture’s failures under minister Gayton McKenzie in Parliament, citing mismanagement, patronage, and reckless financial decisions. The party says cultural festivals and grassroots sports have suffered, with 82-million-rand diverted from sports federations to fund Video Assistant Referee technology in soccer. Spokesperson Leah Potgieter demands reinstated funding for festivals, full disclosure of the Mzansi Golden Economy allocations, and an independent adjudication process, calling for accountability and an end to political interference:
DA takes on Gayton McKenzie in Parliament over defunding iconic cultural festivals [SOUND]
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