Cash-strapped City of Tshwane blew R500m on 'white elephant' agency

Tshwane Economic Development Agency did not attract a cent of foreign direct investment, say critics

07 January 2024 - 00:00 By SABELO SKITI

The cash-strapped Tshwane metropolitan municipality has over 10 years blown more than R500m on a white elephant economic development agency that internal critics say did not attract a cent of expected foreign direct investment to the city...

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