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28 Aug 2015
28 Aug 2015
Defence Minister Mapisa-Nqakula again stresses that everything was done 'by the book', and there is no case for the SANDF to answer.
She concludes her press briefing...
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"Someone mischievously suggested that the Deputy President should have said no.
"But he was in no position to know who owned the aircraft.
"Let's not create a crisis where there isn't a crisis."
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"The problem is people are not looking at the processes, they are looking at who owns the company," argues the defence minister.
"We have no control over who owns the aircraft."
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“We are concerned by the lack of trained pilots and commanders in the Air Force," the defence minister says in response to a question from Netwerk24's Erika Gibson.
“We have not cancelled any contracts with regards to simulation training for future pilots. We hope they will be trained up in 6 to 7 years.”
28 Aug 2015
Two sets of cost involved in chartering a plane. The aircraft itself and the services required to get the aircraft to its destination.
“When we charter an airplane, that plane is handled the exact same way as any other airplane.”
The cost of R5m would have been, roughly,
the same, says the defence minister.
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“The most important thing was to ensure Ramaphosa’s safety and comfort,” she concludes.
"In the manner in which we've dealt with this matter, we've not been remiss at all.”
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“A contract to charter is awarded and managed by Treasury.
“The company with the highest points [according to security requirements] must be approached.”
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On Thursday, the EFF said President Jacob Zuma's executive using the Gupta-family plane for an official state visit shows their arrogance and immunity to any accountability.
"As the EFF, we have as a matter of urgency written a question for written reply to both the Minister of Defence and the Minister of Finance, seeking clarity on whether proper procurement processes were followed in granting the contract to a company owned by the friends of the president and his son," acting spokesperson Lehlohonolo Mokoena said.
"We abhor the flourishing normalisation of corruption under President Zuma, wherein those close to the president and to the ANC get huge government contracts under questionable circumstances."
28 Aug 2015
On Wednesday, it was reported that the defence department hired the Bombardier Aerospace plane through a state-managed contract with service provider ExecuJet.
The Bombardier Aerospace, with registration ZS-OAK, left Waterkloof Air Force Base last Friday night under the call sign "South Africa 2", reserved for the deputy president.
Ramaphosa was then photographed arriving in Tokyo in the aircraft on Saturday night.
28 Aug 2015
Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula is expected to shed light on claims that Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa used a plane owned by the Guptas for an official visit to Japan.
Ramaphosa is due to attend a round table
"Men's Dialogue" at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg on promoting
health and well-being of families and communities on the same morning.
