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Watch – Department of Social Development defends R3m New York trip as 'modest'

Earlier this year, the Department of Social Development spent R3-million of taxpayers' money on a trip to New York for seven officials. Now, the department has told Parliament that this price tag was 'actually modest'. Daily Maverick's Rebecca Davis explains.
Watch – Department of Social Development defends R3m New York trip as 'modest' Illustrative image: Daily Maverick | Special adviser Ngwako Kgatla; Minister of Social Development Sisisi Tolashe; Social Development Director-General Peter Netshipale.
Rebecca Davis
By Rebecca Davis
19 Oct 2025
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Reporting by: Rebecca Davis
Edited by: Joel Seboa
Filmed by: Bernard Kotze & Joel Seboa
Produced by: Emilie Gambade
Creative input: Malibongwe Tyilo
Sub-edited by: Robyn Leary

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Comments

Eddie Maulson Oct 20, 2025, 07:38 AM

The insult to one's intelligence is that one is expected to believe the downright nonsense spouted by these so called "honourable leaders".