President Cyril Ramaphosa's office was lashed on Thursday for setting aside R120m for this year's presidential inauguration and for requesting municipalities to ferry thousands of residents to the 'jamboree'.
Loftus Versveld Stadium where, in a departure from tradition, the president-elect will be sworn in on May 25.At a press briefing in Cape Town on Thursday‚ Democratic Alliance chief whip John Steenhuisen distributed a document that showed that the budget requirements for this year's presidential inauguration amounted to R120m. The event will be held at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria after the May 8 general elections.
Ramaphosa's office announced a fortnight ago that the presidential inauguration ceremony had‚ for the first time since 1994‚ been moved from the lawns of the Union Buildings in Pretoria to Loftus to allow for greater public participation. It also coincided with the celebration of Africa Day on May 25.
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