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R6.8-million spent a month on empty police headquarters in Pretoria

And SAPS is paying nearly R40-million a month to rent premises in the city centre

The empty Telkom Towers complex, intended as police headquarters in Pretoria, is costing the public about R6.7-million a month. Archive photo: Ihsaan Haffejee
The vacant Telkom Towers complex in Pretoria, meant to house the South African Police Service (SAPS) headquarters, is costing the public R6.8-million a month, the department of public works has admitted. Meanwhile, SAPS is spending nearly R40-million a month to rent premises in the city centre.
Officials from the department were grilled on Wednesday during a meeting of the portfolio committee for public works and infrastructure in Parliament.
Telkom Towers, purchased in 2016 for nearly R700-million, was evacuated in February 2024 due to health and safety concerns. It has been vacant since.
Only one of its nine…

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