Taxpayers in South Africa pay R6.8 million every month for an empty building in Pretoria

• The South African Police Service (SAPS) pays R6.8 million every month for an empty building in Pretoria.
• This is despite SAPS spending nearly R40 million a month to rent office space in the city centre, and the complex has been vacant since 2024 due to health and safety concerns.
• The government plans to refurbish the Telkom complex at an estimated cost of R1.6 billion and explore a public-private partnership to address this need.