Minister's hotel splurge

sox63 said:
Well, the state is their employer, and their work requires them to be in CT half the time, so they live in state owned houses, and if those houses are unavailable, they should provide alternative accomodation.

You would be very unhappy if your employer made you go somewhere for work and did not provide accomodation. ;)
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But it still not explain why he did not stay in his house? Does he have mice?
 
sox63 said:
As to the nature of the renovations, who knows. But I'm sure the DA will spend their resources finding out. :D
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Acctually the ANC is going to investigate. ;) But why would the DA waste DA money. Mrs Zill will use JZ's moneyto investgate his own people. Since she is employed by the state and the state belongs to the ANC .....

You know how it goes:D
 
Mila said:
But it still not explain why he did not stay in his house? Does he have mice?
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Its not HIS house, or HIS cars, they belong to the state. He uses them, and should he not come back for another term, he leaves for the next person.

Which is where this whole cars expense thing started in the first place. The cars were too old, and had to be replaced. So in about 5 years, we will be doing this all over again. :erm:
 
sox63 said:
Its not HIS house, or HIS cars, they belong to the state. He uses them, and should he not come back for another term, he leaves for the next person.

Which is where this whole cars expense thing started in the first place. The cars were too old, and had to be replaced. So in about 5 years, we will be doing this all over again. :erm:
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Shame!! So it might be crabs:D
 
Mila said:
But it still not explain why he did not stay in his house? Does he have mice?
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In answer to your Q:

Storm over minister's hotel stay
2009-10-08 09:25
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Johannesburg - Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has instructed his office to draft a travel and accommodation policy to prevent "unnecessary expenditure" in future, his spokesperson said on Thursday.

This was in reaction to a report in The Star newspaper that the minister spent 17 days at one of Cape Town's most luxurious hotels, the five-star Table Bay Hotel, at a cost of R235 000 to taxpayers.

He stayed there earlier this year while his house was being renovated after flood damage occurred.

Mthethwa's spokesperson, Zweli Mnisi, confirmed this in a statement on Thursday, but said the minister was unaware of the high costs of the accommodation.

Presidential suite

"As soon as the issue of the hotel costs was brought to the attention of the minister, he instructed a senior official to conduct a full investigation into the matter," said Mnisi.

Mthethwa spent only one night in the presidential suite and was not billed extra costs for it because it was a free upgrade offered by the hotel.

"The minister also stayed in different categories of rooms dependent on the availability of these rooms at the times he stayed at the hotel.

"The protectors who stayed at the hotel, stayed in the cheapest rooms available with the exception of four nights when they were placed by the hotel in more luxury rooms without the knowledge of the ministry.

"With regard to these four nights the official investigating the matter is currently in discussions with the travel agency to address why this took place."

Undue expenditure

Also, the ministry has queried certain room charges, including telephone, mini bar and laundry costs.

"The official investigating [team] has held discussions with the travel agents to seek clarity and steps are being put in place to rectify these queries.

"These steps, where necessary, may include the recovery of undue costs. In addition, where some of this undue expenditure did occur, this will be recovered from the relevant individuals."

The minister has now instructed two senior staff members to develop a comprehensive policy on travel and accommodation.

"This policy ensures that unnecessary expenditure on both travel and accommodation does not occur in future."



- SAPA
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alf101 said:
What's wrong with staying at a Road Lodge, or perhaps even at some of the many many many police hostels?
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o now.. it's beneath our goverment to stay in less than 5 star hotels.


That is why I don't give money to beggars anymore. They can go to Zuma and ask him for money.

Last night driving home I saw 3 beggars in the street. I was thinking, dudes, you voted for ANC. They are spending all those promised money on cars, hotels etc ... and you keep on voting for them. I'm paying tax, so go fetch your money at Zuma..
 
sox63 said:
Is it not a global practice?

As usual, the DA is barking up the wrong tree, instead of going after the policies that enables people to spend this sort of money.

Or have they? I cant remember a motion in cabinet introduced to remove these policies.
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Unfortunately, and in no small part thanks to the ANC, these things take time.
 
Good Life said:
it's a fairy tale.
Despite not having the right to vote, black people were doing ok. But not oppressed.
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Who's those that cry over aa/bee...we didn't cry,we sacrifice,we die,we outsmart a powerfull np scum...you might wanna take some lessons boet.

You can think what you want,the real p*ssies are getting exposed now.

3000 farm murdertjies in 10yrs and the cynics scream genocide...boet you're in for a rough ride.:)
 
JustAsk said:
3000 farm murdertjies in 10yrs and the cynics scream genocide...boet you're in for a rough ride.:)
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At the end of this ride things will always be worse for the blacks than the whites. Just look at Zim.
 
The question remains... why a f***** 5 star hotel??? what the hell is wrong with a city/town lodge?

And for that amount of money? Please, this is a typical case of self entitlment and self importance.
 
JustAsk said:
Who's those that cry over aa/bee...we didn't cry,we sacrifice,we die,we outsmart a powerfull np scum...you might wanna take some lessons boet.

You can think what you want,the real p*ssies are getting exposed now.

3000 farm murdertjies in 10yrs and the cynics scream genocide...boet you're in for a rough ride.:)
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Get your facts straight please.
 
Thing is, these guys have been living this way..for a long time. This is the norm.
They have become accustomed to a certain lifestyle.

Sure, we need to identify them, but this guy is just one of the thousands who live this way, and is simply the one that "got caught".
 
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