Repaired or refurbished furniture for ministers as De Lille cracks the whip

Image:Cabinet ministers will have to make do with"repaired" and"re-upholstered" furniture, as new public works minister Patricia de Lille introduces strict austerity measures within the controversial prestige property portfolio.

The government property portfolio has previous been criticised as wasteful, with the standing committee on public accounts in the last parliament slamming the splurge of hundreds of millions of rand on luxury items such as braai facilities, carpets and TVs for ministers. "There will be no procurement of new furniture. The department will repair, upholster and maintain the existing furniture," De Lille told MPs.

"While we apply these austerity measures in the prestige portfolio, the department will focus on building internal capacity to ensure that there is minimum outsourcing of maintenance of these residences."

Source: Real Estate Daily Report (realestatedailyreport.net)

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