Cogta minister, deputies spent R10m on travel since taking office

ActionSA has raised concern about the amount of taxpayers’ money spent by the department of co-operative governance and traditional affairs (Cogta) on travel expenses since the new administration took office. In a parliamentary written reply, Cogta minister Velenkosini Hlabisa said the total spent on international and domestic travel for the minister and his two deputies was R10,042,435 — of which R3,462,238 was spent on Hlabisa, while deputy minister Zolile Burns-Ncamashe incurred expenses of R3,959,611 and deputy minister Namane Masemola spent R2,620,586.These expenses include…