The social development minister says the purchases were warranted, as the previous ministerial cars were bought in 2009.
The deteriorating relationship between the ANC and its alliance partners was evident at Cosatu’s main May Day rally in Bloemfontein on Monday.
A ministerial task team led by Minister Jeff Radebe will appoint new negotiators to strike a deal with Cash Paymaster Services
The deputy president said the Economic Freedom Fighters do not have a monopoly on the land redistribution question.
EFF and Congress of the People MPs were not present at the meeting on Wednesday.
The party hoped the matter would be resolved, the ANC’s study group in the standing committee on public accounts said in a statement.
Director general Zane Dangor says the method had been used before and would be the last option to disburse social security money to 17-million people.
The social security agency’s contract with the company disbursing grants ends this month and it’s feared that 17-million people may not receive them.
The Economic Freedom Fighters leader suggested in Parliament on Tuesday that the ruling party was not serious about land reform.
The province’s human settlements MEC will take over from Patricia de Lille, who resigned in January.