Gauteng pays R20m a year for police cars; Scopa questions officials on expensive lease option instead of buying vehicles.
The Star (South Africa)
November 22, 2010 | Copyright
BYLINE: ANEL LEWIS
GAUTENG'S Department of Community Safety spent at least R19 million on the annual rental of patrol cars for the SAPS and Gauteng Traffic Department.
The 41 Golf GTIs were rented from the government's G-Fleet for R19 207 a month each, while 14 BMWs were rented for R18 916 each a month. Official documents indicate the agreement between the department and G-fleet appears to be a flat-rate rental fee.
According to a breakdown of the spending submitted to Scopa, R10m was spent on 41 Golf 5 GTI 2.0 vehicles, 14 BMWs were leased at a cost of R3.5m, and another R3.2m was spent on Golfs and Nissan Navaras acquired in the 2009/2010 financial year. …
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