Esidimeni MEC owes R52 000 for state-funded security on private home
9 November 2017
Security upgrades to the private home of former Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu have cost the state a total of R356 558, and she has not yet paid R52 558 for exceeding the R200 000 limit during Premier David Makhura's term in office.
This is revealed by Makhura in a written reply to my questions in the Gauteng Legislature.
According to Makhura, R104 000 was spent on security upgrades at Mahlangu's private residence from 2009 to 2014, and a further R252 558 thereafter.
Security upgrades are supposed to be done after a threat and risk assessment by the police and funded in line with the Ministerial Handbook.