Police spend R81m on trips
May 17 2012 at 10:32am
By Gaye Davis
By Gaye Davis
INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS
Police
Minister Nathi Mthethwa. Photo: Courtney Africa
Police
officials splurged more than R80 million during the past financial year on
trips overseas, but the Department of Police is refusing to give further
details.
Information
provided by the department, and revealed by Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa on
Wednesday, said a total of 919 SAPS officials undertook 218 overseas trips
during the 2011/12 financial year.
The total bill
was R81 441 798 – which averages out to more than R88 000 for each official.
Daily
allowances, which ran to a total of more than R24m, average out to more than
R26 000 each.
The cost
breakdown was as follows:
* Accommodation
R22 959 409.
* Daily
allowance R24 371 968.
* Transport R30
670 433.
* Food and
beverages R206 558.
* “Incidental
costs” R3 233 430.
Total: R81 441
798.
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