Nearly R50m spent on a "Presidential Medical Unit" between 2009 and 2014
06 April 2014
The Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, has revealed that nearly R50 million was spent on a "Presidential Medical Unit", operated by the South African Military Health Service, between 2009 and 2014.
The Presidential Medical Unit is responsible for the health and wellness of the President, Deputy President, former Presidents and Deputy Presidents, and Heads of State visiting South Africa.
The Presidential Medical Unit is most probably responsible for operating the "military clinic", built at the cost of R11 million, at Nkandla.
Replying to a parliamentary question, the Minister revealed that the Presidential Medical Unit consumed a total of R48.5 million between 2009 and 2014.