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By Staff Writer
It appears there is nothing the ANC won't celebrate, the DA fears.
"Are we going to have parties every time we abide by the law?" Andrew Louw, MP demanded to know after it uncovered spending of close to R1-million on parties by statutory bodies within the labour ministry.
"From tabling annual reports, through to delivering budget speeches, anything and everything is an excuse for a party. Indeed, we are now holding parties to celebrate the tabling of documents, a practice that is required by law!"
In response to a DA parliamentary question by Louw, Labour Minister Mdladlana has revealed that 10 statutory bodies that fall under his department held functions to celebrate the tabling of their annual reports, at a cost of R918 096.79.
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