Question NW3846 to the President of the Republic
28 November 2022 - NW3846
Steenhuisen, Mr JH to ask the President of the Republic
Whether he used a SA National Defence Force helicopter to fly to Welkom to participate in an African National Congress (ANC) campaign and engaged with local ANC branches on 8 October 2022; if not, what was the purpose of the trip; if so, what provisions within his private office permits for the use of public resources for party political purposes?
Reply:
The South African Air Force (SAAF) transported the President to Welkom on 8 October 2022.
The SAAF is responsible for the air transport of the President and Deputy President, regardless of the purpose of the travel, as mandated by a Cabinet Memorandum of May 1994.