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The King Williams Town home of the Deputy Water Minister, Pamela Tshwete, has been burgled.
Eastern Cape polcie said the house was broken into on Saturday night and industrial cooking equipment including pots and cutlery were stolen.
Police spokespeson, Phakamisa Hobongwana, said Tshwete's house was also burgled last yer.
He said following the first burglary a security assessment was done of the Deputy Minister's home, but the recommendations were not impletemented.
"They [ministers and deputy ministers] are hardly in their personal households due to government business and that is why the
Ministerial Handbook provides that, security must be provided in all state houses including their personal homes."
After the burglary at Tshwete's home last year, a security upgrade was requested and a security assessment was conducted in
September last year. A report with recommendations on security was submitted to the department of public works in April.
"It is regrettable that since then nothing has been done towards stepping the minimum security requirements as provided by the
Ministerial Handbook," Hobongwana said.
"The department of public works is urged to take seriously the security of all public representatives especially in their homes
where their dependants stay on their own."
Public works could not immediately be reached for comment.
