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Marthinus van Schalkwyk, 2010 World Cup

Probe into WC rip-off claims

Posted: 2010-03-05 17:20

Tourism Minister, Marthinus van Schalkwyk, has commissioned Grant Thornton to investigate allegations that some accommodation providers are hiking prices excessively for the 2010 Fifa World Cup.

"Until now our impression has been that this is not the case, but we believe it should be investigated and the results made public," Van Schalkwyk said yesterday.

The results are expected on the 26th of March.

Meanwhile Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has also assured visitors that they would not be ripped off by airline companies during the World Cup in June.

"There will be no ripping off by increasing airfares," he said at Durban's Moses Mabhida Stadium after touring the facility with Fifa president Sepp Blatter.

Motlanthe said that although prices were determined by the airline companies, he believed that people would not be ripped off. His comment followed concerns that some airline companies were inflating prices for the World Cup.

The Competition Commission has already announced that it is investigating collusion among South African airlines on World Cup prices and pricing strategies.

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