The public protector’s office is being asked to investigate Small Business Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu, following her department’s purchase of two luxury cars a week before Christmas. Two new BMW 540is‚ valued at more than R1.8m‚ were purchased for the minister and her deputy. DA MP Toby Chance says it is "unacceptable that the minister continues to spend millions of rand for her luxury and comfort while the Department of Small Business Development struggles to fulfil its mandate of helping scale small and medium businesses in the country". Chance is accusing Zulu of misleading Parliament on the purchase of cars: "In an oral reply to a question I posed to her on November 29‚ Minister Zulu seemingly omitted that the Department was in the process of buying new cars for her and her deputy. On March 16‚ a written response to a DA question revealed that two new BMW 540is‚ to the tune of over R1.8m‚ were purchased on December 20 for the minister and her deputy under the authorisatio...
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