South Africa spends more than R3 billion on VIP protection for government officials. However, recent events have brought into question what exactly this money is being spent on. Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) CEO Wayne Duvenage told eNCA that R3.4 billion was spent on VIP protection for politicians in the 2023 financial year – a figure that far outweighs the R2.25 billion allocated to the Hawks.