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BusinessLive reports the government spent R8.39m of taxpayers' money to accommodate Deputy President David Mabuza's security personnel in hotels and lodges in just the first six months of the country's Covid-19 lockdown.
The amount included meals, transport and “incidental costs” for Mabuza's 28 police VIP protection officers, who rotated weekly. In a written parliamentary reply, police minister Bheki Cele said the accommodation expenses came from the budget of the Presidential Protection Service. The breakdown of costs between 1 April and 30 September indicated the following: R6,173,743 was spent on accommodating Mabuza's bodyguards; R9,818 on their transport; R883,744 on “incidental” costs; and R1,325,733 was spent on their meals in four establishments. Police were among the essential services workers who were allowed to work and move around during the hard lockdown. Democratic Alliance (DA) MP Manny de Freitas described the amounts spent on Mabuza's security as “ridiculous”. He went on to comment: “It's crazy to spend that for one person ... let's rather redirect that money to where we really need it. Why can't they have one or two protectors each?”
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Andisiwe Makinana at BusinessLive
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