Zuma gives two thumbs up to moving Parliament from Cape Town
Matter has ‘very scientifically investigated’ but it will be up to MPs to decide
President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday spelled out the benefits of Parliament relocating from Cape Town to Tshwane‚ while making it clear that if such a decision were to be taken‚ it would be made by parliamentarians. Zuma, who was answering a question at the National Council of Provinces, said a thorough investigation had been conducted into the matter. "The executive‚ which does more movement‚ has done research on this. The [current] cost is huge if‚ for example‚ you look at the fact that an executive member has to have two houses and two cars because we have two capitals‚" Zuma said. "But if we were staying in one place‚ we will have one car and one house." One seat of government would also save on travel costs and time. He said the matter had been "very scientifically investigated and there is one conclusion: that we need one seat of government".
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