Treasury 'conditionally approved' a deputy minister's request for R1.1m car with a sun roof on the grounds that he 'preferred' it to the vehicle he was offered.
A Deputy Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs apparently asked Treasury for permission to purchase a Volvo XC90D4, at a cost of R1.1m to the public purse. Photo: Wikimedia commons.
Treasury has entered a bulk discount contract with car retailers on behalf of government. This means it has listed a variety of vehicles that qualifying government employees – including ministers and deputy ministers – can purchase at fixed prices to save the state money. There are two deputy-ministers in Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs: Obed Bapela and Andries Nel. Despite repeated requests via various channels, we were unable to identify which of the two made the request.
In a response to a request for comments, when asked how many of the cars for which deviations were requested are listed on the transversal contract, Treasury responded that only the Audi was.
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