7th Administration | 'We must live within our means and use public assets for public good'

[@Draginsezluvnlite-jp8sv]

Now THAT'S what we've needed all along! A minister serving the people, not living the high life without the brains, the forethought, the common sense, the intelligence to actually run a department properly, like we've had up to now! Bravo DA! I just hope all his plans and effort isn't hamstrung by the ANC still clutching the purse strings and the ANC still in charge of municipalities not paying their bills....

[@cherylvandermeulen6897]

Cannot understand why civil servants have to have homes paid for by the tax payer. They earn enough they can afford to fund their own homes.

[@cheznone9296]

And yet they still sell their souls for more money in corrupt dealings! It makes you wonder how much is enough?

[@corneliacoetz243]

...correct as well as municipal services!!

[@SoultyBoiBeats]

Because if not, they will definitely take bribes

[@user-zb9xi2hb5p]

Not all civil servants only in parliament

[@FictionHubZA]

It makes no sense in my opinion. This leads to then being disconnected to the struggles of the average person because they don't have to worry about hsoukng affordability.

[@mullerierabe-taljaard4867]

So refreshing to hear commitment to "infrastructure & service" 🙏🏻

[@Ntombelar4sure-db2yl]

The approach we've been waiting for everyone must pay for the accommodation as all of us do.

[@matebalophoolo1462]

Sending you positive thought in this massive undertaking Minister. We are behind you!

[@sihlenngcobo]

I'm liking the GNU ministers

[@VictorMaruma-gw1nr]

Me too

[@1045V]

DA ministers

[@sihlenngcobo]

@@1045V yeah, if you say so.

[@shaminakh]

Wish you the best on this job.please make us proud.

[@bongijericho8927]

Clean up ANC CORRUPTION PLEASE!!!!😊

[@vladimirpanajic9985]

Excellent, no need for any ministers to live above what is affordable.

[@RichardsBulls]

I'm so amazed with this guy. He's making all the sense in the world

[@llandman9791]

Viva DA. Stop all tenders and thievery. Look after the poor and needy. Wish you all the best. Pls keep us updated how you save and boot the criminals. Watching this space

[@JamesOwusuMensah]

Yes, DA ministers are here to fix the mess

[@Tinker8531]

@@JamesOwusuMensah Mr Ghana a DA fan. You should take him to your country to fix the mess there.

[@nondyebolutweyi5989]

​@@JamesOwusuMensah Kenyan people are fixing their Country. Learn from them instead of commenting on South African politics had nothing to do with you. Kenyan people are not cowards like you they fight for their rights . Go back and fix your country.

[@altavanrensburg7027]

A breath of fresh air.....absolute sence and commitment. Ek begin moed skep, hoop hy kry steun en samewerking. Sterkte!

[@ntombikayisemabaso8183]

Proud to be South African in such times😊

[@michaelstamike]

Because white man is in charge?

[@user-vl1mq7ww5n]

Let's go DA, let's go, all the way!!

[@starkmad5351]

Bravo having brains back ❤❤❤

[@GaragePie22]

Get building! Thank you minister!

[@SbusisoMbatha-zb1gv]

My minister best minister aver made

[@shopekassie]

He sounds patriotic and passionate about his job.

[@truth-Hurts375]

Where else will he find a job with only a Matric Sertificate....he is now part of the gravey train.....

[@cobuslombard8546]

@@truth-Hurts375 racist

[@annalexander7722]

@@truth-Hurts375and you? Matric with 30% judging from your spelling 😂😂😂

[@psylentrage]

​@@truth-Hurts375Ah, the sad strange little troll strikes again😅 Shoo now

[@shopekassie]

@@annalexander7722 I thought he had some qualifications. It is clear now that this meritocracy and cadre development applied to African parties. DA, being a White party can tout their illiterate candidates. Recently, we saw a 5-storey building under construction in George just sitting down and killing 34 people. That is DA meritocracy.

[@Pizza105..6]

Can ministers pay for rent for their houses given by government since they get a big salary ?

[@maggie81180]

Excellent! I am so glad to hear this! MP's must be forced to use the facilities they provide ... and we will see a MASSIVE turnaround in public service delivery!

[@ansunettefick9400]

All the best. You have a very big challenge ahead, but we believe you can do it. 👍🙏💪

[@leopillay3690]

Let's clean up Dean, the gravy train has stopped... ministers must start working and stop been on holiday ....

[@veronicakarstel9126]

Sleeping

[@candryclide2129]

Minister please also deal with the tender system.

[@sharontarin1310]

I love him to bits. Excellent!!!

[@JeffreyCochrane-fj2ny]

Everything is ɓroken well done gnu its about time someone has stepped up

[@ntombimkhize8929]

Expose.them.and let them account for dirty games they ve been doing using public funds😂

[@JamesSumner-Goodwin]

Wow! In NZ not even the Prime Minister gets a mansion paid for by taxpayers.. It is INSANE how many privileges politicians in SA are afforded, when we have such poverty too. Here's my budget: cut spending on parliamentary services by 50% Sell all but 6 residences, Libertas, Oliver Tambo House and 2 further residences for events/ offices/ accommodation in Pretoria are safe but all other ministerial houses are going to be sold. Cape Town has Parliamentary Village and Groote Schuur Estate.. That's it. All other Cape Town residences to be sold. Travel expenses reduced, no free air travel for family, no non-essential government business expense claims covered. Salary freeze for all MPs until 2029. That's the start of it.

[@user-sd5fm7vt1q]

Thanks minister, dont forget to stop tenders with unfinished work and to take those responsible accountable .

[@Yusuf51372]

Gov must get rid of procurement dept that is where corruption goes on

[@user-vl1mq7ww5n]

Yes!! That is the very way it should have been, but shamefully the money in the coffers has been looted!! Disgraceful and disgusting!!

[@bevkruger5300]

Why cant this government pay our cops, nurses and teachers decent salaries instead of giving it to these brainless useless politicians? Do that and everything will fall into place and things in this country will come right.

[@The123otto]

for the first time in 30years i see a passionate man in government

[@0i0_himself]

Stop outsourcing services through tenders and create jobs for the people. Please

[@mats66028]

I support, RDP houses should be built by Public Works, thereby absorbing a huge number of unemployed bricklayers, plumbers, electricians etc. Road maintenance as well, should go back to Public Works.

[@S3SSioN_Solaris]

Yes! Time to tighten those belts so everyone can have a belt of their own!

[@meanorlil4709]

Great aim sir, these aquired assets are tobe used for the public and it's people.

[@i_am_destinedforgreatness]

South Africa is in for better days...indeed there is a beginning and end to everything.

[@mnothokhuluse1853]

We need more DA and Patriotic Alliance ministers in that cabinet 😍

[@lynpetzer2746]

So informative.

[@Cper2000]

At this rate South Africa's happiness index will be top in the world by end of 2024.

[@nevillemontgomery7318]

Would that not be the best Christmas gift to a stressed population , it would be amazing, the African Tiger Economy will get started, and follow the asian example …… oops, just woke up and my coffee was cold 😂😂😂

[@Cper2000]

@@nevillemontgomery7318 we don't ask for much hey

[@BandileMatshoba]

PA and DA must support each other to get this corrupt cadres out of government

[@user-we6fi6oh5f]

Stop negative talking please don't say that ... where is eff today bc they were criticizing 😎

[@corneliacoetz243]

Well said Minister Dean. Appreciate your insight and output. About time the Gravy Train and taxes will get use for the purpose of our Country and citizens of RSA. Blessings !

[@palmatmathew2362]

Politician or not, minister or not, everyone is equal in front of the democratic set up in South Africa. Special and privileged treatment of anyone should be stopped in a proper democratic system.

[@Donald_Solomon]

There is no thing as equality my friend. There are only powerful and the weak! This is true in society and bureaucracy is no different.

[@mariejoubert5607]

Make use of skilled pensioners to volunteer

[@christienodendaal3001]

Please...a massive (people friendly) education drive for the whole population in sofar as taking care of public property is concerned, so thatnew, or rehabilitated, buildings and other amenities are not vandalised or carried away anymore. I am contributing this without one grain of malice. I love our country, I love our people, I am CERTAIN that we can together develop national pride of what belongs to the country....irrespective of whether our political/economic viewpoints agree or differ.

[@JesusmySalvation]

Can't wait for everything yo change for the better.

[@carolanngelderbloem3209]

Great.....high time...the poor in SA needs housing, water, electricity

[@eenigheid3186]

How long before the parliamentarians stop him through their network connections. They are used to having a lot of the very best at all times regardless of cost.

[@lm_b5080]

i can imagine pressure on ramaphosa to recall him if he cleans up too much

[@honordiamond2548]

Then we The People should STOP that!

[@malast657]

Great. Same as with the FF+ on prisoners working for their meals.

[@MrLechesa]

That's already happening. If you read you'll know that it's nothing new.

[@malast657]

@MrLechesa it's not new. It was a practice even in the old regime which was & remains a crime to mankind. However, now is for it to be done across all prisons as a standardized practice

[@MrLechesa]

@@malast657 My point is that it's not an FF+ initiative. It's already in place

[@cheznone9296]

Rather prisoners should be paid R10 per hour for work. Every prisoner gets a book and clocks on and off for every ALLOCATED JOB. Then they can buy fruit, chocolates, coffee etc. no money will change hands this is a book that only works on finger prints electronically taken and time on and time off. There will be CCTV evidence taken at the same time as the video in the presence of the guard whose face will also be recorded as proof of service. The video will be cloud based so there can be no interference of work registered. CCTV will follow the worker throughout the job. Making sure the same person is functioning as the finger prints. So that means no one can pretend they worked or another person claims your pay you will register your face constantly while working. You will be allocated a time when you can get your treats and you will have time to consume them in a secure treat room. No treats will be allowed back into the prison - because they will be stolen from you. This is a better way for someone doing time to be able to get things he/she would otherwise never get. Everyone working for their meals is not going to work because some will not do a days work and still get fed. Food is a right not a privledge.

[@MrLechesa]

@@cheznone9296 Paid R10 per hour?? You're a Capitalist of note🤣. Prisoners must farm their own food. Their payment is the food itself. They already get free shelter, school, clothing etc. No need to give them R10 per hour.

[@jonibegood7870]

Geordin Hill-Lewis travels in convoy with 3 Toyota Fortuners collectively worth just over 2mil. An ANC mayor's BMW X5 alone costs R2.6mil How can you suffer with a R170k per month paycheck

[@veronicakarstel9126]

And Cele had 8 escorts with 2 cops in each

[@harley1450ification]

Hitting the ground running. Cleaning up a dirty portfolio while people have no homes or food.

[@eenigheid3186]

Will leaving the "portfolio dirty " create homes and food ?

[@Peace5139]

​@@eenigheid3186Yes it will. Collect stolen funds and create jobs and homes

[@desstanbridge8283]

Takes a while. Be confident your children will benefit from the wise choices you make ❤

[@LeadershipandInnovation]

I like that he said I don't like that we own some lovely buildings that we are not looking after, makes me like the Minister. I hoping him all the best for sounding like he atleast understands his job👊

[@mthunzimapatwana]

Lee-Anne is such a great interviewer she is genuinely excited to ask her questions going beyond the textbook approach she interviews the man. 😢❤

[@cheznone9296]

I just hope those assets don’t disappear while you update this register. Like all those beautiful silver services used on long dining cars of the past. Heart breaking.

[@MagdaNortje]

Shocking discoveries how gvmt has been wasting tax payers money. I can hardly make it because tax is so high on EVERYTHING. And my hard earned money is wasted like this😢

[@Kwazulujabul]

Get those communities involved who are affected. You need much more investigative journalist to get to the bottom of these mafias.

[@biko8229]

If this matriculant was serious about addressing the mafia he would have started with reducing the amount of government evergreen contracts given to the racist Stellenbosch mafia and fill the thousands of posts that are available in his department

[@johnkelly3886]

Affordability should not be the criterion. A minister of state should set an example of modest frugal living. A Toyota Vitz, or Ford Fiesta is sufficient for a ministers needs. Maybe a Chinese electric car, if a green energy example is to be set. Like a judge, a minister of state should retire on remuneration equal to their in service package.

[@veronicakarstel9126]

Too fat for small cars especially the females

[@MadlalalOP]

400 ministers, R966m divided by 400 is R2,4m per minister, this is both houses in Cape Town & Pretoria….the trouble is the size of parliament as well as having the legislature and administrative in two separate geographical locations is creating this waste.

[@Papito_ZA]

We will see how this plays out ... Change wont come - when money is involved the ANC wants half ..

[@jc31chang]

DA giving South Africa hope

[@harley1450ification]

Have these construction mafia, does law enforcement know who they are?

[@mojabengkhaile3065]

I think they know who are the mafia they eat with them to make money....

[@yanelamtati8131]

Curtain rail for R50 000😮

[@000Benz]

decluttering 🤣love this for S.A

[@rrowen11]

Every project completed should have a un bribable inspector to ensure expenditure is on new projects and not fixing poor quality workmanship.

[@owijayson]

This proves that ANC was jus rocking us for 30 years i haven't heard such transparecy drom government my whole life

[@audia3841]

Am also worried about the expensive low cars that can't survive to move around rural areas even on potholes roads, government must buy Ministers the TOYOTA FORTUNERS or The FORD EVEREST suv's even the DOUBLE CABs maaan

[@scottallan5047]

Right man for the job.

[@nicobotha2195]

Well said Dean, trust you well

[@bigdlamz]

ANC comrades spent almost a billion rands to live lavishly in Cape Town & PTA while school kids continue to have no running water or toilets in the Eastern Cape Shameful.

[@selinabeukes]

It's by time 👍👍👍 long overdue

[@user-ji6yt6dj5z]

I am very proud of my DA Party for being able to indoctrinate our new Ministers with its excellent Policies!!!

[@corneliacoetz243]

Please also make your own coffee, sugar, milk and water!

[@musandasikhwivhilu]

The Defense force must be allowed to run its own infrastructure like before.

[@dianepetersen7752]

Imagine people living on the street

[@000Benz]

curtain rail for how much????🤔

[@Xstacyzn]

Submitted 5 buildings belonging to public works in Richmond KZN to the KZN MEC. Buildings haven't been occupied in years are dilapidated and full off drug dealers and criminal activities. Still waiting for a response to hand these buildings over to Richmond tourism for repurposing.

[@GlendaHayward]

A new broom sweeps clean, lets see down the line.

[@alelooooooya]

Exciting times

[@craigfrancisy24u]

Please sir i don't know how to contact you with the ideas but can South Africa again open workshops to repair all municipality vehicles hence creating jobs not only old but also new and creating workshops for the poor to see the true realty of the government. In doing this the country will not only save money but also use wasted properties. For interest sake can somebody answer why does the police force need security and buildings that they must pay rent to

[@qasiemludwig1946]

We dont have much time, the riots in KZN showed us. Black folk you need to hold your leaders accountable dont sleep, we at the Crossroads in this country.

[@user-sd5fm7vt1q]

Acap out tenders

[@JeffreyCochrane-fj2ny]

The gravey train must stop this has taken to long so much money used unnecessary speak openly like gayton

[@teem5945]

He seems a nice guy.

[@FaithSchaerer]

THANKS ZUMA FOR THE CREATION OF THE GNU LET'S SHOW THE WHOLE WORLD WE CAN BRING PEACE IN OUR LAND

[@lesetlelaalexmmadi9045]

Why state land? We need more land we cannot be depending on 13%

[@JeffreyThomas-th2ps]

A breath of fresh air it was reaaaaaalllly fetid down there.😮😮😮😮😮😮

[@petrosdlamini1761]

😂😂😂and the thuma mina circus continue,he said he will cut the cabinet now it's bigger than before 😂😂, it's talk as business.

[@dwainsmit8410]

So who signed for that curtain rail?

[@veronicakarstel9126]

CT needs lands for these 3 miilion EC migrants

[@JodeanGroenewald]

Viva Da

[@lynpetzer2746]

Error..POOR

[@enmn6001]

How there be things running yo scratch whrn the us no much inequalities

[@musandasikhwivhilu]

Is that his call 🤙

[@snowblak_tsl]

I feel sorry for bo Edwin Sodi ka di tender

[@dabsmazomba8951]

Tyhini madoda yiyo lento ookhekhe bebengafuni oonkabi ngulomhluzi onamafutha ubeselwa 😂😂😂😂😂😂nantso ke gabula Majodina😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@mabhadubhadunongombili1511]

His matric only blinds him. " Thinly staffed" where no audit on jobs required is done. You cant just cut jobs for optics.

[@veronicakarstel9126]

He has qualifications, Google it. And he doesn't have the same matric as you. We pay school fees

[@faizeladam1404]

Until he gets his new credit card.

[@truth-Hurts375]

What about his huge salary for only having a Matric Sertificate ????

[@christienodendaal3001]

Salary goes with the job......look at skills, not in the first place qualifications.

[@carolanngelderbloem3209]

Jaja 😮😮😮😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@HUH-Se-wat]

Go and see what a matric qualified leader did in the Cape. Things work there. Then show me a better place under the degreed entitled leaders. You need to engage your mind and stop being a puppet.

[@neelsduplooy3333]

You don't need a certificate to use your brains !!

[@eenigheid3186]

What tertiary level education do you have ?