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Concerns raised over corruption in parliament restoration project

RESTORATION

It has been proposed that real-time audits — used to monitor expenditure for flood disaster relief in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape — be used to control expenditure on the project

Public works & infrastructure minister Patricia de Lille and some ANC MPs are concerned that the restoration of the parliamentary buildings — estimated to cost R1.5bn — will be used as an opportunity for corruption.

They are proposing that real-time audits — used to monitor expenditure for flood disaster relief in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape — be used to control expenditure on the restoration project. Concerns have also been expressed over cost overruns in the project...

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