Head Topics

'Why do we need this?' MPs slam renovation of their facilities

  • 📰 SundayTimesZA
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 32 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 16%
  • Publisher: 51%

South Africa Headlines News

The public works department is splurging more than R226m of taxpayers' money to renovate the houses of MPs and parliamentary kitchens, perimeter fencing and 'anti-ramming devices', despite a rapidly shrinking public purse and plummeting tax revenue.

18 October 2020 - 00:02

The public works department is splurging more than R226m of taxpayers' money to renovate the houses of MPs and parliamentary kitchens, perimeter fencing and"anti-ramming devices", despite a rapidly shrinking public purse and plummeting tax revenue. Details of the latest exorbitant sprucing up of facilities used by MPs were revealed on Friday during a meeting of the joint standing committee on the financial management of parliament...A subscription gives you full digital access to all Sunday Times content.Registered on the BusinessLIVE, Business Day or Financial Mail websites? Sign in with the same details.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

hiltontheunisen New development requirements in real estate

What a bloody disgrace.

Wtf

How many times this renovations are done in a year. We are 5 in my household but for last 6yrs my kitchen is still in good condition. Let's hope is not looting strategy. We don't need another commission of kitchen enquiry.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 47. in ZA

South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

WATCH: Why the Treasury agreed to amendments to draft tax lawsPiet Nel from the SA Institute of Tax Practitioners talks to Business Day TV about proposed tax amendments for people planning to emigrate
Source: BDliveSA - 🏆 12. / 63 Read more »

Why Africa needs to invest in mental healthOnly 15 percent of South Africans with mental health conditions receive treatment. In Ghana and Ethiopia the estimates are less than 10 percent.
Source: eNCA - 🏆 49. / 51 Read more »

WATCH: Why the Treasury agreed to amendments to draft tax lawsPiet Nel from the SA Institute of Tax Practitioners talks to Business Day TV about proposed tax amendments for people planning to emigrate
Source: BDliveSA - 🏆 12. / 63 Read more »

COVID-19 hunger relief efforts are working: Why they must continueIn view of the dismal employment scenario, the government should continue some of the support it introduced at the start of lockdown. Good day I hope all is I really need your contacts I sent you guys email My sisters car is stolen found stripped in someone's yards, the tracking company doesn't want to tell the US where was the place we found it at car pound in benoni please assist
Source: eNCA - 🏆 49. / 51 Read more »

This is what QAnon does, and why there is a crackdown on its conspiracy theoryA core tenet of its conspiracy theory is that Donald Trump is secretly fighting a cabal of child-sex predators that includes prominent Democrats
Source: BDliveSA - 🏆 12. / 63 Read more »

Why we hate: New research into SA's anti-immigrant attitudeViolent and dishonest. A survey on anti-immigrant sentiment found this to be a common view among South Africans regarding cross-border immigrants and refugees. The likes of Herman Mashaba, Vuyo Zungula, RET thugs, certain elements within the Independent Media group and other dislussioned selfhating morons are fermenting this xenophobic thuggery... And its not hate Dont say 'why we hate' Wow finally a root cause is being done..well okey then
Source: TimesLIVE - 🏆 28. / 59 Read more »