# ActionSA has criticised the Department of Defence and Military Veterans for spending over 20-million-rand on travel expenses. In a written reply to a parliamentary question, minister Angie Motshekga provided a breakdown of how she, her two deputies, and support staff spent taxpayers’ money on 22 international trips to Russia, Angola, China, Saudi Arabia, France, and other countries. ActionSA’s Lerato Ngobeni says this is the portrait of a government that gorges itself on luxury, while soldiers who put their lives on the line are denied the most basic support.
Department of Defence criticised for spending over R20-million on travel expenses