Mama Joy Defies Critics with Surprise Trip to Paris Olympics—Who’s Funding Her Trip?
South Africans were left stunned as Mama Joy, the renowned superfan, triumphantly shared pictures of her air ticket to the Paris Olympics, defying earlier expectations that her travelling days were over.
The news came as a surprise, as Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie had previously announced that his ministry would no longer be sponsoring trips for superfans. This announcement had made Mama Joy the target of ridicule, with many believing they had seen the last of her “galivanting.”
Mzansi Shocked As Mama Joy Shares She’s Attending Paris Olympics
South Africans were left scratching their heads, wondering who had funded Mama Joy’s latest trip. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Mama Joy Chauke shared images of herself at the airport and her air ticket from Johannesburg to Paris, captioning it with the playful message, “Mamajoy to the Olympics Paris Papajoy am coming”. This led to a flurry of reactions from the public. Some accused Minister McKenzie of going back on his word, while others jokingly suggested that the trip was sponsored by “Papa Joy.” Some even speculated that Spar might be funding the journey, although this could not be verified at the time of publishing. Here are some of the reactions:
@social_gator:
Gayton funded her. I told y’all he was just stunting by all that suspension crap.
@Yolly16680:
Maybe the husband gave her the money.
@Rato_0601:
But the minister did say he’d connect her with some sponsors (not government)… so this is not a shock.
@Mayo6Tee:
She has savings , they said 1M was their funding including 200k pocket money .
@NtsieniUnaado:
She made it clear Papa joy funded her moes there’s no need to shame Lord @GaytonMcK as if department of sports owes her
@PovertykillerB:
Why do people think Mama Joy is poor? She can afford it. Let’s stop looking down on people. Rubbish🚮
@FlyPetrus:
Spar is funding her
How Minister McKenzie Has Used Superfan Funding
Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie said he has used the superfan budget to fund sprinter Luxolo Adams’ trip to the Paris Olympics. Adams was dropped and replaced by Wayde van Niekerk. The Athletics South Africa (ASA) claims to have removed sprinter Luxolo Adams from the Olympic Games squad due to his inability to prove his fitness.