De Lille: Government must find ways to make state funerals less costly

Minister of public works and infrastructure, Patricia de Lille, wants government to act fast in finding a more fair and transparent process for state funerals.

This after an auditing firm probe revealed that government spent over R76 million on a number of state funerals since 2018.

Her department’s director-general, Sam Vukela, has been suspended for the unlawful awarding of state funeral tenders as a result.

These include the funeral of late ANC stalwart, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, late former minister, Zola Skweyiya, and ambassador Billy Msasetla among others.

De lille says the government must find other ways to make state funerals less costly.

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By: Sanelisiwe Dlangamandla