Newly-appointed Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Dean Macpherson has confirmed that there will be no procuring of any new housing stock or offices for both the executive and parliamentarians.On Thursday, Macpherson said allocations would be made from existing state properties and that they will not entertain requests for new procurement. He emphasised that there will be no spending on existing properties, the executive will have to make do with the existing furniture.
“Our economy cannot accommodate requests for the procurement of new accommodation. Moreover, we have listened to the message of the citizens about being prudent with the public purse and cut down on perks and invest more in creating jobs and growing the economy,” he explained.Due to Zuma’s insistence on security upgrades and the infamous’ fire pool’, the Nkandla complex in rural KwaZulu-Natal has been at the centre of multiple controversies over the years.
In 2016, the Constitutional Court ordered Zuma to pay back R7.8 million for upgrades to his homestead, including constructing a visitors centre, an amphitheatre, a cattle kraal, a chicken run, and a swimming pool.The state reportedly spent nearly R10 million on the five facilities, which then-public protector advocate Thuli Madonsela deemed non-security-related as the upgrades were intended.
Earlier this year, ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula admitted that the party lied about some of the refurbishments in Zuma’s home in order to protect him.
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