In a statement, the party's Shadow Minister of Public Service and Administration, Desiree van der Walt, said the amount, revealed in a parliamentary question submitted to all government departments, continues to fly in the face of austerity measures called by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan back in 2013.

"It seems that his colleagues are simply refusing to listen," van der Walt said, naming the worst offenders as the Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform (R5 505 361), Department of Transport (R3 453 870), Department of Justice (R3 275 138) and the Department of Public Enterprises (R2 669 377).

The complete list of vehicles bought by the various departments are as follows:

Department of Arts & Culture

TOTAL SPEND: R2 691 067

Department of Higher Education

TOTAL SPEND: R1 408 648

Department of Public Service

TOTAL SPEND: R2 200 200

Department of Telecommunications

TOTAL SPEND: R2 383 769

Department of Tourism

TOTAL SPEND: R1 641 144

Department of Transport

TOTAL SPEND: R3 453 870

Department of Science & Technology

TOTAL SPEND: R1 495 754

Department of Minereal Resources

TOTAL SPEND: R2 500 000

Department of Trade and Industry

TOTAL SPEND: R876 000

Department of Woman

TOTAL SPEND: R926 007

Department of Finance

TOTAL SPEND: R661 387

Department of Home Affairs

TOTAL SPEND: R750 122

Department of Public Enterprises

TOTAL SPEND: R2 669 377

Department of Labour

TOTAL SPEND: R1 882 199

Department of Agriculture

TOTAL SPEND: R2 502 425

Department of Basic Education

TOTAL SPEND: R2 299 800

Department of Justice

TOTAL SPEND: R3 275 138

Department of Rural Development

TOTAL SPEND: R5 505 361

Department of Public Works

TOTAL SPEND: R2 309 375

Department of the Precidency

TOTAL SPEND: R971 432

Note: No prices for the Department of Energy were provided, while purchases for the Department of Economic Development were conducted before 2014 and those for the Department Environmental Affairs went unanswered.