DA says Ekurhuleni spends R48-million annually on OR Tambo airport policing, with no returns [SOUND]

# The DA in Gauteng says Ekurhuleni’s ratepayers are unfairly carrying the cost of policing OR Tambo International Airport, while the city is in deep financial crisis and technically bankrupt. The party revealed that the city spends 48-million-rand annually on deploying metro police at the airport, yet receives no return, even though 20-million-rand in fines were collected. The DA’s Michael Waters criticised the Airports Company South Africa for charging 16-thousand-rand monthly rent for police premises: