The proposed, but presidentially kiboshed, deal that would have put the words “Visit South Africa” on Tottenham Hotspur’s Premier League players’ sleeves for three years at a cost of just under R1bn (including an agent’s commission of R31m, conflict of interest notwithstanding) is proof positive of just how far the public administration in SA has strayed from implementing the constitution, its primary task (“Three SA Tourism board members resign with immediate effect”, February 4).