Cabinet ministers face spending cuts to the refurbishment of their official residences, according to interim austerity measures ordered by public works & infrastructure minister Patricia de Lille.
De Lille, who is the only opposition party minister in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s cabinet, failed to deliver her entire budget vote address as she ran out of time. But her written remarks show she has issued a notice to all executive members to curb their spending in the interim while formal austerity guidelines are being developed. ..
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