Luxury trip on taxpayer money: R3.3 million for flights, R931,870 for hotels, and R1.5 million spending money

• The Speaker of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature, Morakane Mosupyoe, spent R6 million on a luxury trip to Venezuela for herself and a small group of officials.
• The trip, which took place in November 2025, consisted of 13 people, including the Speaker, and was allegedly for diplomatic relations and to deepen ties with Venezuela, but critics argue it was a waste of taxpayer money.
• The DA has submitted a motion of censure against Mosupyoe, and opposition leader Solly Msimanga has called for accountability, stating that the trip was a waste of taxpayers' money and a misuse of public funds.