Upkeep of premier's house to cost R7.5m
2013-03-07 09:03
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Johannesburg - Taxpayers will have to pay R7.5m in the next
three years to maintain the official residence of Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane, it was reported on Thursday.
Her spokesperson Thebe Mohatle told Beeld the Gauteng
government had spent about R25m, including the purchase price, on the house in
Bryanston, Johannesburg, since it was bought in 2004.
In addition, R1.2m of taxpayers' money had been spent on new
furniture, linen and curtains for the house.
Mohatle told the newspaper R7.5m had been budgeted for the
maintenance of the property over the next three years.
Asked whether Mokonyane felt it was reasonable to expect
taxpayers to pay that amount on the upkeep of her home, Mohatle said it was a
private matter.
Beeld recently reported that Mokonyane had used her official
credit card to pay for luxury hotels and restaurants in the past two years. In
one instance, she paid R16 000 for a single dinner meeting.
Mokonyane currently earns R1.88m a year.
- SAPA
