Breaking down the billions

R2 BILLION

Department of defence
spent about R3 billion
on consultants, of
which R2.5 billion was
spent on contractors

Environmental affairs
spent R358 million on
consultants,
R28 million on air
charters and R2 000
on ammunition

Eastern Cape Cogta

spent R4 million on
cleaning and hygiene in
one month and
R10 million was paid
for three months work
of a Microsoft enterprise
adviser and large
account reseller

National health
department spent
R66 million on travel
and R1 000 on a
memory stick

In its annual report,

Mpumalanga economic
development and
tourism was shown to
have spent more than
R2 million on an
out-of-court settlement

Higher education spent

R10 million on
consultants

North West public

works spent
R500 million

Limpopo roads and

transport spent over
R282 million on more
than 64 consultants

Cogta spent close to

R2 billion on
consultants

Human settlements has

the largest decrease in
the use of consultants
from R102.196 million
in 2012/13 to
R42 million in 2013/14

International relations
spent R28 million on
consultants to refurbish
ofcial residences in
The Hague, Washington,
DC, Tokyo, Dar es
Salaam and Paris

The North West

premier spent
R250 000 and more
on an event manager

Limpopo education
spent R827 million
on consultants

Gauteng education spent Gauteng health spent

close to R1 billion on
R1.3 billion on
consultants
consultants

Correctional services
spent R625.072
million on work that
should have been done
internally (agency and
support/outsourced
services)

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