ActionSA projects yearly ministerial travel bill will balloon to a staggering R400 million

Jet-setting ministers have cost the taxpayers more than R273m in travel costs. According to ActionSA's GNU tracker, ministers have spent R273m on travel, accommodation, stipends and related costs since July 2024, covering both domestic and international trips. The tracker excludes salaries and capital assets and is updated continuously. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Dr Kagiso TK Pooe, a public policy specialist at the Wits School of Governance and ActionSA's MP Alan Beesley