The Department of Communications has noted media reports about the purchasing of vehicles for official use by Minister General (Ret) Siphiwe Nyanda.
The political office bearer contract that resides with the department of transport prescribes that a minister is entitled to acquire a vehicle for official use that is worth not more than 70 percent of his or her annual salary package.
This rule applies to each of the Minister's offices, i.e. Pretoria and Cape Town. The prescribed value includes whatever additional accessories that may come with a vehicle.
The Department of Transport further prescribes a variety of options for the purchasing of vehicles for use by political office bearers. The Department of Communications chose option three which brings the actual cost of the vehicles to government to the retail price of the vehicle less the residual value prescribed by the financier.
The process of procuring the vehicles for Minister Nyanda was therefore done in accordance with these prescribed guidelines.
Enquiries:
Tiyani Rikhotso
Ministerial Spokesperson
Cell: 083 800 9936
Issued by: Department of Communications
17 July 2009
Source: SAPA
