South Africa: Mansions for Ministers - ANC Has Sold Out the Poor

press release

There is something wrong when the government of a developing country - in the midst of a financial crisis - spends R183 million on brand new mansions for Ministers. This is money that could have been used to house around 2,000 poor families.

This expenditure is a sign that government has got its priorities wrong. It is a sign that the ANC has sold its promise of a "better life for all" in exchange for a life of state-funded luxury.

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