R500k down the drain: here’s how much it costs to call a Joburg council meeting

Speaker’s call to adjourn meeting, the 15th extra-ordinary meeting this year, is a costly exercise

03 May 2023 - 20:07

Half a million rand — this is how much it roughly costs to call, organise and prepare for a Johannesburg council meeting...

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