By Charmaine Ndlela
The EFF is demanding a forensic investigation into a R110 million lease agreement between the Department of Defence and Military Veterans (DoD) and the St George’s Hotel management in Pretoria.
The party expressed outrage at revelations that the cash-strapped department spent nearly R110 million on the hotel in just two years.
The St George’s Hotel, which closed in February, was historically used for ANC National Executive Committee (NEC) meetings.
It has reportedly now been leased to house the SA National Defence College and the War College.
According to the Department, the lease was motivated by the need for a suitable facility to accommodate the Defence and War Colleges.
But the EFF’s spokesperson on defence Carl Niehaus dismissed this explanation, calling the deal “a clear case of ANC-orchestrated corruption and looting of public funds.”
“This is criminal wasteful expenditure and a blatant abuse of public resources at a
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