ANCYL promises meeting with Mashatile for people who paid R350k if he misses golf day

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The ANC Youth League (ANCYL) has promised to make alternative arrangements for people who bought expensive tickets to play golf on Friday with Deputy President Paul Mashatile at a fundraising event, after he was booked off for a week by his medical team.

Mashatile was advised to take a week off after collapsing while delivering his address at the N'wamitwa Day celebrations in Tzaneen, Limpopo, on Saturday, his office announced on Wednesday.

He had been scheduled to attend a golf day fundraising event on Friday organised by the ANCYL which cost R350,000 per person to play a four-ball with him. The event is aimed at raising funds for the league's elective conference in November. 

Event organiser Mpume Sangweni told TimesLIVE they are unsure whether Mashatile will attend.

“We saw the advisory, but nothing has been communicated to us formally. It would make sense if he is unable to attend so that he can recover fully,” Sangweni said. “If he doesn't make it, we will make a provision for some of the people who would have wanted to see him to meet him in the future.”