Minister of Public Works, Thulas Nxesi, needs to explain the expenditure of R65 million on renovations to ministerial mansions in the 2011/2012 financial year. Some of the amounts spent on renovating just one house are frankly astronomical:
- R15 million was spent on a house in Cape Town for Rural Development Minister Gugile Nkwinti;
- R10.67 million was spend on the overhaul of a house earmarked for use by deputy Transport Minister Lydia Chikunga; and
- just under R5 million was spent on upgrades to a home for Agriculture Minister, Tina Joemat-Pettersson.
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