President Cyril Ramaphosa. Picture: X / @PresidencyZA President Cyril Ramaphosa and his Cabinet spent over R450 million in their first 18 months in office travelling around the world. According to ActionSA MP Alan Beesley, the party consolidated written replies from different ministers on their travelling costs since July 2024.
The party also used their GNU performance tracker to calculate the overall costs. “At a time of deep economic crisis, with 12 million South Africans unemployed and essential public services severely lacking, this level of spending reflects an alarming profligacy and an out-of-touch misuse of taxpayer funds,” Beesley said. The big spenders include the Ministry of Human Settlements, under Thembi Nkadimeng, they spent R32.98 million.
The charismatic Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina spent R29.57 million. Women, Youth and People with Disabilities Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga spent R25.27 million. She allegedly spent R5 million on air tickets since assuming office.
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Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment, under axed Minister Dion George, replaced by the DA’s Willie Aucamp spent R24.41 million. President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office spent R24.17 million.
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