Question NW1621 to the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
06 June 2016 - NW1621
Maimane, Mr MA to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
Whether the SA Airforce (SAAF) jet was used to transport the Deputy President when he recently travelled to South Sudan on 16 May 2016; if not, (a) why did he not use the SAAF jet, (b) who was the specified jet leased from and (c) how much did it cost; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
The information required relates to the movement of the VVIP, and for security reasons, the response to this question can only be presented to a closed session of the Joint Standing Committee on Defence.