Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula went on a Twitter rant after Olympic silver medist Sunette Viljoen inquired about the bonus Rio medallist were supposed to receive.
Javelin thrower Sunette Viljoen has allegedly been waiting for two months for a bonus payment promised by Mbalula, to all Rio Olympic medal winners.
Viljoen had previously received R200 000 for her achievement at the Games by SASCOC.
Mbalula then promised an additional reward to medallists - gold medallists get a bonus of R100 000, silver medallists an additional R70 000 and bronze winners R50 000.
Mbalula went on a rant after Viljoen allegedly sent him a whatsapp inquiring about the R70 000 bonus she was promised.
IOL Mojo
Am throughly abused by @sunetteviljoen and her girlfriend day and night
@sunetteviljoen declared for all to kno she doesn't want the money. ..now she needs the money I must jump @sunetteviljoen
— RSA Min of Sport (@MbalulaFikile) November 7, 2016
There's something some of or you do not understand, Non of the athletes are entitled to what we give. What was due to her was payed.
— RSA Min of Sport (@MbalulaFikile) November 7, 2016
Emails, Calls,SMS, tweets and everything we've been harassed by someone who doesn't appreciate due process,makes demands daily. That's abuse
— RSA Min of Sport (@MbalulaFikile) November 7, 2016
Viljoen posted a screenshot of her WhatsApp exchange with the Sports Minister.
Never, ever uttered these words. This is how you are treated for winning an Olympic medal. What a total disgrace. Always doing it on my own. pic.twitter.com/NFmSIqzgyD
— Sunette Viljoen (@Sunette_Viljoen) November 7, 2016
The Minister even mentioned that she blocked him, but he has been tweeting at the whole Twitter account.