KZN govt spent R16.8m on hiring cars for MECs - provincial Treasury Dept

DURBAN - The KwaZulu-Natal government has spent R16.8 million on hiring vehicles for its members of the executive council.

This has been confirmed by the provincial Department of Treasury.  

The department said that this would amount to R40 a million a year if it continued.

Department spokesperson, Nkosikhona Duma, said that MEC Francois Rodgers was now exploring new ways to curb the expenditure by purchasing cars for the MECs.

"The MEC and the team at KZN Treasury are currently exploring the option of acquiring vehicles for MECs through the transversal contract by the National Treasury."

Duma added that this would save the government a lot of money.

"This process would mean that the province would project to spend R12 million on the acquisition of vehicles, saving the province a projected R27 million per annum."