DoT justifies R75.7m conference bill

Deputy Transport Minister Jeremy
Cronin has described media
reports attributed to Democratic
Alliance MP Stuart Farrow that
the Department of Transport
spent R75.7 million on hosting
four conferences between
2007 and 2009, as “mischievous
and misleading”.
“South Africa had an obligation
to host all these conferences
and as is the case with all such
conferences, the host country is
responsible for the costs,” he said.
For the period January 1, 2006
to February 2010, the DoT hosted
four international conferences
which 1 800 delegates attended.