DA questions Royal Household expenditure
23 December 2014
The Zulu Royal Household expenditure is out of control.
According to media reports, the royal household has blown the R54 million allocated to it this year by the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature, with a full two months left of the financial year, and has requested "top-up" funding of a further R10 million rand.
There appears to be lack of control over the appropriated budget and checks and balances seem to have fallen by the way side.
The appointment of Judge Jerome Ngwenya to head the Royal Household Trust has not resulted in the cost savings envisaged by the creation of this entity. The cause of the problem is linked to a duplication of functions with the Department of the Royal Household in the Office of the Premier. This results in a lack of clarity on exactly what money is being spent on, who is authorising it, and a duplication of the costs of administration.