How much longer will taxpayers fund Van Rooyen’s luxury hotel stay?

The government has splashed out at least R500 000 on a luxury apartment for the controversial co-operative governance and traditional affairs minister, Des van Rooyen, and his family at a five-star boutique hotel in Pretoria.  

This follows Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s warning in this year’s budget speech that the government planned to introduce stringent cost-cutting in all departments to allow additional spending on higher education and other national priorities. The measures would include national travel and accommodation.

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