Former Free State Education MEC Tate Makgoe. (Ntwaagae Seleka/News24)
R355 000 for “artists”, R96 000 for mourners’ “accreditation”, R70 000 for decor, R59 000 for red roses, R13 000 for “draping”, and R9 900 to hire astroturf.
That’s what a Public Protector report says the Free State government spent on former education MEC Tate Makgoe’s funeral and memorial service.
Defending itself in the report, Free State Office of the Premier director-general Kopung Ralikontsane denied any wrongdoing, saying the supply chain management properly followed the request for quotations.
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