Bathabile Dlamini gets new R1.3 million luxury car at state expense
The R2.4 million splurge on the luxury vehicles for Dlamini and her deputy minister‚ Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu‚ is at odds with the National Treasury's austerity measures
10 May 2017 - 13:42
Embattled social development minister Bathabile Dlamini has procured a R1.3 million German sedan for her official use in Pretoria while her deputy has gone for a R1.1 million SUV. The R2.4 million splurge on the luxury vehicles for Dlamini and her deputy minister‚ Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu‚ is at odds with the National Treasury's austerity measures introduced by axed finance minister Pravin Gordhan to curb wasteful and unnecessary spending of public funds in an environment where government revenue streams are dwindling.
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