"The ministry feels let down by the way this matter is being handled by those with devious vested interest, especially after being promised a meeting with the IAAF leadership."
Officials indicated South Africa was investigating the possibility of helping Semenya sue the IAAF after the results of the gender tests were leaked.
Tests conducted on Semenya revealed the athlete is a hermaphrodite with no womb but with both male and female sex organs.
The head of athletics in South Africa said Semenya was now being comforted by her parents following all the revelations about her.
Leonard Chuene told the Cape Argus newspaper: "She is a very strong character. Her coach is there. And her father and mother are with her.
"You can call all the psychologists in the world, but what she needs is her parents."
