But, cdes, we must not misunderstand Pravin's choice of vehicle especially in contrast to the vehicle bought by the General Secretary. Pravin comes from the position of commissioner of SARS where he was earning a salary which was even above that of the president. It would be misleading to compare Blade to Pravin, because whilst he bought a cheaper vehicle from his perk as a minister, we are not told of the other cars he owns which he bought using a salary he earned from our taxes in his previous position. Blade's salary as GS was only a fraction of the salary of the commissioner, so he came to office with nothing compared to the finance minister, their back ground are not the same.
However the call for conservative spending is correct and should be both encouraged and supported. Ramukumba Khathutshelo Mike Group Internal Audit Manager: General Rand Water Group Tel No. (011) 682 0384 Cell No. 079 496 4560 E-mail: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mduduzi H Vilakazi Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 10:56 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [YCLSA Discussion] Fwd: [COSATU Press] COSATU says No to ministers' expensive cars Does this mean Cde Pravin understands socialism more than Cde Blade?. I fully support the statement by Cosatu to request all Ministers who bought vehicles in the tune of R1m -plus to return them. This includes Cde Blade. The security explanation is a myopic justification of lavish lifestyle at the expense of the poor and the working class. Long Live Cosatu, Long live. >>> "claire ceruti" <[email protected]> 07/09/2009 15:03 >>> And eish, thanks comrade Pravin but why shouldn't even he drive a R30,000 second-hand Toyota like me? Or get on the BRT with everyone else? It's a good way to hold people accountable, when they have to also live with every one of their decisions. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Patrick Craven <[email protected]> Date: 2009/9/7 Subject: [COSATU Press] COSATU says No to ministers' expensive cars To: [email protected] COSATU says No to ministers' expensive cars The Congress of South African Trade Unions congratulates Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan on his decision to buy a modest Lexus car for R557 673 and an Audi A8 for R590 500. This is a welcome decision to respond to the public anger at the unnecessary expenditure of up to R1.4 million per vehicle on cars for other government ministers. This criticism applies to all those who have purchased these top-of-the-range BMWs without exception. The federation agrees that the procurement of official vehicles for ministers must always take account of safety and security issues and we also stress that the ministers concerned have done nothing illegal but have complied with the requirements of the government rule book. The problem is that the rules themselves, contained in an apartheid-era hand book, need to be changed, and welcomes reports that the government is now reviewing them. If ministers are allowed to purchase expensive cars at taxpayers' expense it gives an impression that they do not care about the message this opulence gives to the poor. Spending so much money on vehicles is a slap in the face of the unemployed and people living in shanty towns. It gives politics a bad name and encourages the view that government office is a stepping stone to quick and easy personal wealth. COSATU calls on ministers who have used the government rule-book to buy themselves R1-plus vehicles to kindly return them and replaces them with the kind of modest cars bought by Comrade Pravin Gordhan and others. The federation demands that government adopts a new set of rules based on the revolutionary ethos and morality of the ANC-led liberation movement, so that in future minsters are seen to be setting an example of promoting the public interest and not their own selfish interests. Patrick Craven (National Spokesperson) Congress of South African Trade Unions 1-5 Leyds Cnr Biccard Streets Braamfontein, 2017 P.O. Box 1019 Johannesburg, 2000 SOUTH AFRICA Tel: +27 11 339-4911/24 Fax: +27 11 339-5080/6940/ 086 603 9667 Cell: 0828217456 E-Mail: [email protected] This message and any attachments relating to official business of the Mpumalanga Provincial Government (MPG) is proprietary to the MPG and intended for the original addressee only. 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