The response also indicates that the department, through the export marketing and investment assistance scheme, entered into annual agreements for the rental of space during the annual WorldFood Moscow exhibition to showcase SA products for the sum of R9.6m between April 2017 and May 2020.
Kopane said the department’s spending was a slap in the face for taxpayers and millions of unemployed people. “As a country our economy is struggling, municipalities are collapsing, unemployment statistics are an all-time high, yet we have people using so much money for their own interests.the needs of the people,” she saidThe director of communications in the department, Bongani Lukhele, said there was nothing untoward about the bill as foreign economic representatives were provided with accommodation worldwide.
Kopane said the revelation should serve as a wake-up call for disgruntled citizens to remove the ANC-led government from power. “At the end of the day, it is the responsibility of South Africans to make sure that such people are voted out because it's clear they do not have the interests of people at heart.The department did not respond to further queries.
The lack of respect the ANC has for tax payers donations is staggering. In a healthy democracy, the ANC would be nowhere near any form of power or decision making.
More waste by the CyrilRamaphosa regime.
selebeli Can u compare it with other countries, bcz south Africa have economic representatives all over the world,
Eish that gravy train keeps rolling the_dti
Leon_Schreib Die ministers dink rerig SA is gemaak van geld.
Leon_Schreib Absolutely criminal and sinister. Russia is one of our smallest trading partners. There seems to be a very unholy alliance between the ANC, Cuba and Russia being funded with taxpayers money.
What is the value of our exports to Russia currently?
TonyLeonSA Never ending corruption.With open shoes.
What a waste of our money, dic he tell Russia no roast chicken and open toed sandals allowed ?
Corruption is already a 'norm' in this country done by top officials
What's the story here? Looks reasonable to me