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POLITICAL ECONOMY

Democratic Alliance* | 25 February 2011 06:45 The Zuma administration has wasted R3.82-billion

70,000 RDP houses could have been built with the amount of money wasted.

Every Rand Lost

R3.82-billion wasted Total Amount Wasted :

Overview: 1. Advertising - Wasteful Marketing, e-Marketing and Self-Congratulatory Advertising - R19 570 000

2. Hotelgate - unnecessary property rentals, hotel stays and property renovations - R166 975 000

3. Cargate - wasteful expenditure on luxury vehicles for politicians - R69 735 000

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6. Audited fruitless and wasteful expenditure - items of wasteful expenditure appearing in financial audits - R351 300 000

7. Other items of wasteful and fruitless expenditure - R2 863 385 000

Full Breakdown : The breakdown of expenditure included below references the number of RDP houses that could have been built with each item of wasteful expenditure. Overall, 70,000 RDP houses could have been built with the amount of money wasted since the Zuma administration came to office.

1. Advertising - Wasteful Marketing, e-Marketing and Self-Congratulatory Advertising - R19 570 000

Cost Details Minister/ Department/ RDP Houses foregone Entity responsible R 700 000 Two full colour advertisements Dept of Correctional Services, taken out in the City Press (R209 Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa- 000) and the Sunday Times (R490 Nqakula – July 2009 – see here 000) newspapers. The adverts promoted the Minister’s budget vote speech.

R 5.5 million The Durban City Council spent Durban City Council, Municipal R5.5 million on a new tourism Manager, Mike Sutcliffe – June website. The DA obtained an 2009 [see here] independent quote for the website which confirms that, given the specifications for the site it should have cost no more than R250 000.

~ R10 million The Durban Municipality spent Durban Municipality – August R6.5m for its Durban 2010 website, 2009 – see here and pay approximately R2.7 million a year for the website’s maintenance.

R 280 000 The Mpumalanga 2010 Integrated Mpumalanga 2010 Integrated Office took out several full colour, Office, and Mpumalanga prov half-page advertisements in The govt Sowetan newspaper, promoting three events being hosted to celebrate 300 days until the 2010 Soccer World Cup in Mpumalanga.

R 1.2 million Self -congratulatory advertorial Minister of Transport S ’bu inserts in several national Ndebele – see here newspapers, each featuring 27 full- colour photographs of Transport Minister S’bu Ndebele.

R 820 000 Self -congratulatory advertorial Gauteng Provincial Govt inserts in several national newspapers

R 725 000 Promotional documentary about SABC – see here President – Ungumuntu

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Ngabantu: Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma,an inaccurate “documentary” account of Zuma’s life

R 30 000 Large, full -colour advertisement of Gauteng Nomvula herself in a major national Mokonyane newspaper

R 315 000 10 billboards comprised of giant Minister of Police Nathi photos of the Minister of Police Mthethwa – prior to World with a caption Cup 2010 – see here reading "Come FIFA 2010 World Cup, we are ready"

2. Hotelgate - unnecessary property rentals, hotel stays and property renovations - R166 975 000

Cost Details Minister/ Department/ RDP Houses foregone Entity responsible R 235 000 The Department of Police splurged Minister of Police Nathi R235 000 staying at the Table Bay Mthethwa – May to June 2009 – luxury hotel in Cape Town. see here R 65 million Upgrades to facilities servicing Department of Public Works – President Zuma’s private home at Dec 2009 – see here Nkandla. These included a police station, helicopter pad, military clinic, visitors’ centre, parking lot with parking for at least 40 vehicles and at least three smaller houses that will serve as staff quarters

R 34 million Refurbishments to houses in Cape Department of Public Works Town and Pretoria occupied by national Ministers and Deputy Ministers after the 2009 general elections

R 515 000 Prolonged stays at luxury five -star Minister of Communications ideas, including the Mount Nelson – April 2009 to Hotel and Twelve Apostles Hotel March 2010 – see here and Spa in Cape Town R 320 000 Furniture for the Minister of Depts of Public Works and Communication’s official residence Communications – March 2010 but was kept in storage while the – see here Minister lived in luxury hotels. R 22.3 million Rental space for FIFA World Cup SABC – April 2010 – see here 2010, despite being offered a R 3.7 million space at Nasrec

R 2.5 million Royal Households Department on KwaZulu -Natal Provincial travel and hotel accommodation for Government Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini and his entourage. R 2 million Refurbishing of her government Gauteng Premier Nomvula house from the budget of the Mokonyane [see here] Gauteng Department of Infrastructure Development. R 570 000 Seven month stay at top hotel in Former Minister of Women, Pretoria for Nonhlanhla Mkhize and Children & People with her assistant who were seconded Disabilities, Noluthando from the KZN Premier’s office to Mayende-Sibiya – see here the Dept of Women, Children and People with Disabilities R 3.7 million A new ‘official residence ’ for National Police Commissioner National police commissioner Bheki [see here] – 15 Oct Cele, though several less costly 2010 official residences were available in Silverton.

R 1.2 million Furnishing for National National Police Commissioner Commissioner's 'official residence' Bheki Cele [see here] – 15 Oct 2010 R 235 000 66 days at the 5 -Star Table Bay Minister of Police Nathi Hotel by Minister Nathi Mthethwa Mthethwa – 7 Oct 2009 [see and eight department officials – the here] Minister also stayed in the Presidential Suite for one night and four body guards in luxury rooms for four nights. R 2 million Prolonged stay at 5 -star Sheraton Minister of Communications, Hotel in Pretoria while official Roy Padayachie – see here – 22 residence was refurbished Nov 10

R 32.4 million Over R70 million spent on the Department of Public Works – President’s 5 official residences over see here the last 5 years. Jacob Zuma has presided over a large portion of this expenditure since 2009, which totals a minimum of R32.4 million. This number excludes staff salaries for the 5 residences which would add millions more per year.

3. Cargate - wasteful expenditure on luxury vehicles for politicians - R69 735 000

Cost Details Minister/ Department/ RDP Houses foregone

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Entity responsible R 2.4 million BMW 750is (X2) at a cost of R1.1 Dept of Communications, million each plus R150 000 on Minister Siphiwe Nyanda – see extras, including items like ‘rear here seat entertainment’ and a ‘sports leather steering wheel ’ R 1.7 million BMW 730d and Range Rover Sport Dept of Education, Minister TDV8

R 11 million The Free State Provincial Cabinet Free State Provincial Cabinet purchased new Mercedes-Benzes for each member (11 in total) – 10 Mercedes-Benz S500s and 1 Mercendes-Benz S600 for Premier Ace Magashule

R 795 000 Mercedes -Benz S350 – with extras Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Minister – see here R 1.4 million BMW X5 3.0d and BMW X5 Si 3.0 Dept of Police, Minister Nathi with R202 000 worth of extras Mthethwa R 1.3 million Mercedes -Benz S250 (X2) with Dept of Science and R150 000 worth of extras each Technology, Minister R 1 million Toyota Prada - R480 North West province ’s 000 and BMW X5 - R550 000 Moretele Mayor, Asnath Molekwa R 1.1 million BMW 750i , Minister of Higher Education R 740 000 BMW X5 Bitou Mayor Lulama Mvimbi R 795 000 Mercedes -Benz S350 Tina Joemat -Petterson, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries R 760 000 Mercedes -Benz E500 , Minister of Health R 820 000 Range Rover HSE , MEC for Health R 615 000 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI , Eastern Cape MEC for Public Works R 770 000 Mercedes -Benz ML500 , Eastern Cape MEC for Finance R 620 000 Mercedes -Benz ML320 CDI Sibongile Manana, Mpumalanga MEC for Community Safety R 580 000 Mercedes -Benz ML500 Dikeledi Mahlangu, Mpumalanga MEC for Health R 700 000 Mercedes -Benz ML350 Mohlalefi Mokoena, Mpumalanga MEC for Traditional Affairs R 845 000 BMW X5 Madala Masuku, Mpumalanga MEC for Human Settlements R 730 000 BMW X5 Pinky Kekana, Limpopo MEC for Transport R 880 000 BMW 740i Boitumelo Tshwene, North West MEC for Agriculture R 900 000 BMW 735 Mahlakeng Mahlakeng, North West MEC for Public Works R 900 000 Mercedes -Benz GL500 Desbo Sefanyetso, North West MEC for Housing R 875 000 Mercedes -Benz GL500 Johannes Tselapedi, North West MEC for Education R 795 000 Audi Q7 4.2 Grace Pampiri, North West MEC for Sports and Culture R 890 000 BMW X6 Gordon Kegakilwe, North West MEC for Local Govt R 1.5 million BMW 550is (X2) Thokozile Xasa, Deputy Minister of Tourism – see R 720 000 BMW 550i Sedan Deputy Minster of Arts and Culture, Paul Matashile – see here R 1.6 million Mercedes Benz GL320 CDI – for Deputy Minister of Pretoria office and Audi Q7 4.2 TDI Communications, Dina Pule – – for Cape Town office see here R 670 000 Mercedes -Benz E350 Deputy minister of Public Enterprises Enoch Godongwana R 900 000 BMW X5 4.8 – with extras Dept of Water and Environment Affairs Deputy Minister Rejoice Mabudafhasi – see here R 1.2 million BMW 7 Series – with extras Minister in the Presidency, R 575 000 BMW 530d Deputy Minister of Human Settlements R 660 000 Volkswagen Touareg V8 4.2 Minister in the Presidency

R 750 000 Mercedes -Benz ML500 Deputy Minister Minister of Trade and Industry Ntuli R 2.4 million Audi Q7 (X4) Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform – see here

R 7 million Fleet of Mercedes -Benz cars Minister of Defence Lindiwe including four E-class sedans Sisulu – 2010 – see here

R 6 million Fleet of Mercedes -Benz ML 4x4s Eastern Cape Provincial for traditional kings Government

R 2 million Six Mercedes -Benz E -class cars for KwaZulu -Natal Provincial members of the Zulu Royal Family Government

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R 850 000 Two Mitsubishi Pajero 4x4s for Eastern Cape Provincial members of Eastern Cape House of Government Traditional Affairs R 1.1 million Three Toyota Fortuner 4x4s for Eastern Cape Provincial executive members of the Eastern Government Cape House of Traditional Leaders R 1.2 million BMW 750i – with extras Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane – see here R 1.4 million BMW X5 3.0d and a Mercedes - Minister of Public Service and Benz E350 CDI Administration Richard Baloyi – see here R 1.4 million Two BMW X5 3.0Ds Minister of Police Nathi Mthethwa – 4 Aug 2009 [see here] R 1.6 million BMW 740i – with extras, and Deputy Minister of Police Fikile Mercedes-Benz ML500– with extras Mbalula R 2.3 million Audi Q7 4.2 TDi Quattro Minister of Co -operative Tiptronic, Mercedes Benz S320CDI, Governance and Traditional Two Volkswagen Toauregs (X2) Affairs, Sicelo Schiceka (and Deputy) – 30 Oct 2009 – [see here]

4. Partygate - wasteful expenditure on parties, conferences and other events - R160 870 000

Cost Details Minister/ Department/ RDP Houses foregone Entity responsible R 10.6 million Inauguration party for Premier of Premier of KwaZulu -Natal, KwaZulu-Natal – May 2009 – see here

R 7 million Opening of the Free State legislature Dept of the Premier, the Free State Provincial Govt – June 2009

R 300 000 A ‘project launch ’ celebration party Department of Rural Development and Land Reform – see here R 350 000 End -of -year function for 150 Minister of Labour Mdladlana department officials – Dec 2009 – see here R 40 million National Police Day, involving the Minister of Police – Jan 2010 summoning of one out of every three police officers in the country to Bloemfontein. Minister has refused in parliamentary questions to confirm exact amount spent. R40m is a conservative estimate based both on figures made available to us by senior police officials.

R 920 000 Ten SETAs threw parties to celebrate Minister of Labour – 2009 – the tabling of their annual see here reports: BANKSETA - R 104 709 , CHIEFA - R 47 485 , FASSET - R 235 885 , FOODBEV - R 16 500 , INSETA - R 9 513 , MAPPP - R 22 681 , MQA -R 150 000 , MERSETA - R 242 251 , SERVICES SETA - R 31 000 , W&RSETA - R 58 072 , TOTAL - R 918 097 R 165 000 “Performance of Lady Salsa ” - show to Minister of Arts and Culture – commemorate the establishment of July 2009 – see here bilateral relations between and Cuba. This included nearly R 20 000 of state funds spent on the bar and drinks vouchers, R 25 000 spent on the venue, and R 60 000 on purchasing tickets to the show for the 150 guests. R 2.7 million Trips by Armscor executives to Armscor and Minister of international arms exhibitions with Defence – 2009 – see here their wives – staying at 5-star hotels and flying first class, while the SOE is in financial straits R 2.6 million Several National Departments held Various Departments – June unnecessary “budget vote parties”: 2009 – see here Arts and Culture – R 223 281 , Basic Education – R 267 000 , Correctional Services – R 101 594 , Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs – R 67 768 , Energy: R 412 077 , Health (two parties) – R R65 639 , Home Affairs – R52 365 , Human Settlements – R 114 184 , International Relations – R 160 440 , Police – R 56 695 , Justice and Constitutional Development – R 24 323 , Public Service and Administration – R104 407 , Public Works – R84 240 , Science and Technology – R 33 000 , Social Development – R 180 026 , Sports & Recreation – R 105 000 , State Security – R 41 558 , Trade and Industry / Economic Development – R 43 000 , Transport – R 461 228 = R 2 597 825 R 585 000 Women ’s Day Celebration in Soweto Passenger Rail Agency of which did not benefit commuters South Africa (PRASA), Dept of Transport – see here R 350 000 End -of -year function for 150 Jimmy Manyi, DG of Dept of department officials Labour – Dec 2009 – see here R 5.7 million ‘Golden handshake ’ to music City of Johannesburg – June producer Lebo Morake to ‘walk away ’ 2010 – see here from World Cup opening and closing ceremony project

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R 300 000 Party to celebrate executive mayor Tshwane Metro Council – Gwen Ramokgopa's State of the City March 2010 – see here address and a gala dinner at the Pretoria City Hall R 1.2 million Luncheon commemorating the re - Minister and opening of the Camden Coal Power Eskom CEO Brian Dames – Station, feeding 300 delegates see here (including President Zuma) R 83 million The National Youth Development NYDA, The Presidency and Agency’s “anti-imperialism the Dept of Trade & Industry conference,” sponsored by The – 13 Dec 2010 – see here Presidency (R 29 million) and National Lotteries Board (R 40 million) along with smaller amounts from the DTI and Arts and Culture.

R 2.5 million Party thrown by SASSA for Jacob Fezile Makiwane, head of Zuma using RDP funds SASSA – 17 May 2009 – see here

R 2.6 million The DPSA spent R54 million on 22 Dept of Public Service and conferences during the period 1 Administration – see here January 2006 to 30 September 2009. Within the first few months of the Zuma administration, it had already spent R 2 576 000.

5. Ticketgate - wasteful expenditure on tickets to sports events and other entertainment - R196 975 000

Cost Details RDP Houses foregone

R 16.2 million World Cup Tickets: National Departments: International Relations (200 tickets) – R 10 297 500 , Science and Technology (12) – R 25 200 , Tourism (180) – R 1 127 129 , Trade and Industry (320) – R 4 738 960 , Total (712) – R 16 188 789

R 116.5 million World Cup Tickets: State Entities: Airport Companies South Africa (170 tickets) – R 4 760 000 Air Traffic and Navigation Services (143) – R 1 400 000 CEF Group (1 224) – R 12 865 375 CSIR (20) – R 314 991 Development Bank of SA (300) – R 2 348 897 Denel (48) – R 256 000 Eskom (1 080) – R 12 273 518

GEMS (25) – R 65 400 IDC (2 734) – R 12 000 000 Mhlathuze Water Board (1 Hospitality box) – R 1 900 000 NERSA (2) – R 2 240

Onderstepoort Biological Products (12) – R 24 000 PetroSA (1000) – R 12 500 000 PRASA (4 570) – R 10 800 000 Road Accident Fund (600) – R 1 821 405 SAA (1 633) – R 22 500 000 SABC (2 190) – R 3 332 250 SAMSA (40) – R 2 226 989 SAPO (800) – R 800 000 Sentech (96) – R 1 067 325 Transnet (962) – R 13 344 209 Total (17 650) – R 116 512 597

R 12.3 million World Cup Tickets: Provinces Eastern Cape – R 280 000 Free State – R 6.8 million Gauteng – R 4 million Mpumalanga – R 1.2 million Total – R 12 280 000

R 20.7 million World Cup Tickets: Municipalities Johannesburg – R 4.5 million (with paraphernalia) Mangaung – R 15 million

Mbombela – R 730 000 Tshwane – R 500 000 Total – R 20 730 000

R 4.1 million World Cup Paraphernalia: National Departments Arts & Culture – R 175,027 Cooperative Gov & Traditional Affairs – R 4,231

Defence & Military Veterans – R 22,900 Health – R 964,764 Justice & Constitutional Development – R 1,143,324 Mineral Resources – R 30,000 Police – R 386,725 Presidency – R 84,994 Public Enterprises – R 4,694 Public Works – R 166,747 Science & Technology – R 50,474 Social Development – R 11,000 Sports & Recreation – R 871,870

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Transport – R 144,781 Total – R 4 061 531 R 21.3 million World Cup Paraphernalia: Public Entities ACSA – R 2,202,089

Agrement South Africa – R 9,673 AgriSETA – R 74,000 Air Traffic and Navigation Services – R 15,465 Alexkor – R 19,233 BANKSETA – R 22,440 Broadband Infraco – R 68,174 CEF Group – R 1,342,000 CHIETA – R 95,000 CIPRO – R 35,989 Competition Commission – R 43,000 Competition Tribunal – R 13,209 Construction Industry Development Board – R 82,990 Development Bank of SA – R 292,594 Denel – R 470,000 Export Credit Insurance Corporation of SA (ECIC) – R 15,000 IEC – R 506,654 Eskom – R 532,633 Finance Intelligence Centre – R 2,099 FPW – R 53,999 GCIS – R 926,000 GEMS – R 61,103 Govt Employees Pension Fund – R 22,773 GPW – R 1,770 HSRC – R 18,510 HWSETA – R 9,000 IDC – R 1,034,949 Independent Development Trust – R 139,000 INSETA – R 19,600 ISETT SETA – R 37,987 Khula Enterprise Finance – R 10,000 Land Bank – R 124,475 MAPPP SETA – R 17,700 Marine Living Resources Fund – R 144,318 MERSETA – R 187,213 Mine Health & Safety Council – R 12,688 MQA – R 52,000 National Credit Regulator (NCR) – R 60,595 National Empowerment Fund (NEF) – R 19,000 National Gambling Board (NGB) – R 16,000 National Metrology Institute of South Africa (NMISA) – R 28,000 National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications – R 35,667 NRF – R 55,866 Onderstepoort Biological Products – R 57,000 OPSC – R 7,677 Pension Fund Adjudicator – R 4,500 Perishable Products Export Cont Board – R 56,000 Ports Regulator – R 7,936 PRASA – R 244,348 Public Service SETA (PSETA) – R 307 Road Accident Fund – R 53,701 RSR – R 400 RTMC – R 728 SAA – R 3,879,665 SABC – R 17,700 SA Bureau of Standards (SABS) – R 48,327 SACAA – R 24,169 SA Diamonds & Prec Metals Reg – R 385 SAFCOL – R 955 SAMSA – R 220,861 SANRAL – R 109,348 SAPO – R 2,500,000 SAQA – R 2,507 SARS – R 365,239 SA Social Security Agency – R 27,950 SA Tourism – R 155,781 SAX – R 139,341 Sentech – R 249,000 Services SETA – R 15,548 Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA) – R 92,025 THETA – R 8,000 Transnet – R 4,000,000 Umalusi – R 42,075 W&R SETA – R 81,532 TOTAL – R 21 343 460 R 3.6 million Tickets to FIFA Confederations Cup by Government Departments and Entities Dept of Mineral Resources: R 170 000 African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA): R 35 000

Road Accident Fund (RAF): R 1.8 million Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC): R 1.4 million South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA): R 205 000 Total: R 3 610 000 R 1.9 million Tickets to the FIFA Confederations Cup (R 1.5 million), Cape Town International Jazz festival (R 300 000) and Vodacom Super 14 Challenge (R 55 000)

R 375 000 Tickets to the Cape Town International Jazz festival

6. Audited fruitless and wasteful expenditure - items of wasteful expenditure appearing in financial audits - R19 570 000

Cost Details Minister/ Department/ Entity RDP Houses foregone responsible R 27.6 million National Departments: Agriculture, Forestry and Multiple departments Fisheries – R12 197 000 , Defence – R 6 065 000 , Rural Development and Land Reform – R 3 324 000 , Sport and Recreation – R 2 176 000 , Justice and Constitutional Development – R 2 039 000 , Police – R 1 127 000 , Public Service Commission – R 339 000 , Trade and Industry – R 113 000 , Transport – 101 000 , Correctional Services – R 86 619 , Communications – R 54 000 , Human Settlements – R 3 000 , Independent Complaints Directorate – R 2 000 , Total – R 27 626 619

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R 116 million Public Entities: 58 of them recorded a total of R Multiple entities 116 002 425 in wasteful expenditure

R 207.7 million Provincial Government departments and Entities Multiple departments and entities

7. Other items of wasteful and fruitless expenditure - R2 863 385 000

Cost Details Minister/ Department/ RDP Houses foregone Entity responsible

R 1.4 billion Debt forgiveness to Cuba – with no Jacob Zuma – 8 Dec 10 – [see discernable positive outcome for here] SA. This figure excludes the aid donation to Cuba.

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R 770 million R770 million cheque to Zimbabwean Ms. Nkoane -Mashabane, president Robert Mugabe and Minster of International Guinea military leader Moussa Relations – 5 Aug 2010 [see Camara under auspices of African here] Renaissance Fund

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R 163 million Cessna Citation Sovereign private SAPS and Minister of Police business jet, at a cost of R150 Nathi Mthethwa – 18 Nov million and R 13 million in 2009 [see here] maintenance costs per year, to usher cabinet ministers and senior officials around

~ R 8 million Hosting ousted Haitian leader Jean - Department of International Bertrand Aristide, at a cost of R5 Relations, Minister Maite million a year since mid-2004. He Nkoana-Mashabane. See here enjoys the same privileges as a Cabinet Minister, including a car allowance, security and accommodation. Over a year and a half of his time here has been under the Zuma administration.

~ R6 million Hundreds of thousands of specially Minister of Basic Education watermarked papers for matric Angie Motshekga certificates were scrapped, so that new ones with a larger South African coat of arms could be printed instead.

R 22 million SABC commissioned local SABC programming that it does not intend on using

R 660 000 Loss of R661 646 as a result of the Department of Public Works changing of banking details (due to possible fraudulent activity)

R 15 million Additional spousal support under President Zuma President Zuma

R 2.9 million Cost to bring KZN playwright KZN Dept of Economic Mbongeni Ngema's musical, Lions of Development and Tourism – the East, to Durban during the Dec 2009 – see here festive season

R 111.5 million Cost for the acquisition of SABC international programme content, which the Auditor-General described thus: ”…double payments, overpayments, material paid for but not received, programme titles acquired more than once from the same supplier during the same license period.”

R 895 000 Paid R 615 043 for printer Private Security Industry cartridges that were not compatible Regulatory Authority (PSIRA)

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with their printers and signed a lease to the amount of R278 598 for premises that remained unutilised

R 155 000 Cost for calendars that came too Gauteng Health Department late to be useful, and a workshop that most delegates didn’t pitch for (62/150 attended)

R 1.6 million From Pretoria News: The head of Dept of Communications human resources at the Department of Communications faces 26 internal disciplinary charges related to her alleged misconduct, including gross negligence, breach of duties and wasteful expenditure. She allegedly insisted that three companies provide recruitment services to the department for 2 years at a cost of R3-million, against department policy. The department believes that this amounted to "fruitless and wasteful" expenditure of about R1,6m as there were employees in the department who could have done the same job.

R 4 million From the Sowetan: An Mpumalanga Department of Public Works, government department that must Roads and Transport recover R61-million lost to corrupt officials has misspent a further R4- million. The Department of Public Works, Roads and Transport claims it spent the money “wrongly” while preparing for the construction of the provincial archive in Mbombela. “The report of the auditor-general indicated that the department could not provide detailed information on the amount of R4 116 721 that was spent on the planning of the archive building,” said provincial chairperson of the Select Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa), .

R 32 million Cost of 10% of the value of a major Department of Public Works housing project for cancelling contract due to inadequate research prior to awarding the tender

~ R 35 000 The Gauteng Commissioner of Department of Correctional Correctional Services undertook a Services; Minister Nosiviwe series of trips of little or no Mapisa-Nqakula relevance to her mandate as Commissioner. The trips included hiring a Mercedes Benz at a cost of R2 000 per day and attending the Grahamstown Festival.

R 90 000 The North West Education North West Education MEC Department spent about R90 000 to Johannes Tselapedi pamper their officials at a day spa

R 3 million Sending a 200 -strong delegation Mayor Zoleka Capa of OR including councillors, a netball team, Tambo Municipality cultural ensemble, choir and soccer team to Lusaka to attend Zambia’s Independence Day celebrations.

R 3.6 million VIP protection costing R 300 000 South African Police Service per month for ANC Youth League President from November 2009 to October 2010

R 9.5 million Dedicated DoD VIP lounge at OR Department of Defence Tambo International Airport for use by Defence Minister , department officials and official guests.

R 3 million Statue of Shaka Zulu for Durban ’s KZN Premier Zweli Mkhize new King Shaka International Airport

R 1.5 million Statue of an elephant that was eThekwini municipality removed because it resembled the emblem of the (IFP)

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R 6.8 million 6333 traffic fines incurred by the SA Dept of International Relations diplomatic staff in London. & Cooperation

R 935 000 Paid to Queenstown education Eastern Cape Education district chief education specialist Department Mzwandile Bula despite the latter failing to turn up to work for two years in a row

R 14.9 million Rivoningo Magazine (a SAPS SAPS [see here] 15 Oct 10 magazine) – 50 000 copies per quarter over 21 months, at an average cost of R37 per magazine.

R 160 000 Payment above and beyond the Dept of Correctional Services statutory salary of National [see 3 Oct 10 statement by Commissioner of Correctional Lennit Max] Service, Tom Moyane

R 11.7 million R11.7 million was spent on a Department of International “cancellation fee for reserved heads Relations and Cooperation – of state accommodation” for an see here “African Diaspora Summit”.

R 155 000 Sponsorship of former Portfolio Transnet – 7 Dec 10 [see here] Committee Chair on Public Enterprises, Vytjie Mentor, on trip to China

R 76 million Four Department of Transport Department of Transport – 10 Conferences – of which R 12 million Mar 2010 [see here] was spent on “VIP shuttle services” alone

R 50 million Misappropriation of Parliamentary Parliament – 2 Dec 2009 – see funds for personal expenditure on here luxury homes and hotel stays

R 15.5 million The National Lottery, in probable Department of Trade and contravention of the law, paid out a Industry, Minister total of R15.5m to the Jazz Foundation of South Africa, even though the CEO of the Foundation - Mr Leabua (Oupa) Salemane - is also a member of the Lotto’s Arts and Culture Distributing Agency.

R 75 million For Presidential inauguration President Jacob Zuma – 29 April 2009 [see here]

R 23.7 million For defending department against Dept of Home Affairs – 12 Oct lawsuits emanating from individuals 2010 [see here] being denied services

R 20.6 million Charter flights booked by the Presidency Presidency for former President Mbeki. Revealed in DA parliamentary reply.

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* This report was first published on the Democratic Alliance's website and can be viewed here: http://www.everyrandcounts.org/everyrandlost.htm

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