The 2015-16 budget (Estimates of National Expenditure 2015 pdf), presented by Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene to Parliament last week sets aside a combined R2bn for VIP Protection Services and Static and Mobile Security units. The two units are responsible for protecting the president, national and provincial executives, as well as other dignitaries.
The increases — R105.4m or 12% for VIP protection and R55.6m or 5.9% for static and mobile security — takes the total for the two to an all-time high of R2,003.1bn. Despite this, the amount of information available on how that money is being spent remains minuscule…
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