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Mashatile must account to Parliament on travel expenses
The Mercury
|December 05, 2025
ACTIONSA is angered by the deputy president’s latest attempt to evade accountability for his international and domestic travel expenses.
PAUL Mashatile under pressure as calls for transparency grow.
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Instead of providing a clear and honest reply to Parliament, the deputy president has tried to sidestep scrutiny by deflecting the question to DIRCO.
This sly bureaucratic manoeuvre has rightly been rejected by Parliament.
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