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 includes meals, transport and “incidental costs” for Mabuza's 28 police VIP protection officers, who rotate weekly...

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