Media reports in a number of newspapers in the previous year, alluded to certain members of cabinet owing money to the Department of Public Works.
This as reported, was due to unpaid rent for their Ministerial residences. The Department came out clearly in it’s response to those media reports, that the discrepancies in the payments by the Ministers were a result of malfunctions in the system used by the Department to collect payments, and not, as it was reported, due to the negligence of the affected Ministers.
Public Works would like to announce that after having corrected the wrongs in the payment system, the accounts of the Ministers mentioned in the reports have been rectified and the accounts have been balanced.
Below is a breakdown of the payments by Ministers
|
Minister |
Amount |
|
|
|
|
Minister of Health: Dr PWA Motsoaledi |
R10 800.00 |
|
Minister of Energy: Hon. D Peters |
R7 764.04 |
|
Minister of Public Works: Hon GL Mahlangu-Nkabinde |
R6 461.40 |
|
Minister of Defence and Military Veterans: Hon L Sisulu |
R400.00 |
|
Minister of Police: Hon. N Mthethwa |
R573.22 (on a monthly basis) |
|
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries: Ms T Joemat-Pettersson |
R1 180.16 |
|
Former Minister of Intelligence: Hon. R Kasrils |
R1 880.61 |
|
Former Minister of Provincial and Local Government: Mr FS Mufamadi |
R6 058.14 |
The Department would like to apologise to the Ministers and former Ministers for the inconvenience caused.
Enquiries:
Obakeng Modikoe
Cell:082 769 1135
E-mail: Obakeng.modikoe@dpw.gov.za
