It is notable that this payback offer was not accompanied by an admission of guilt, with government spokespersons describing the travel arrangement as 'unusual'.
By now it is common knowledge that pressure from the official opposition led to a public admission by the ANC that they abused state resources by catching a lift with the defence minister on an official flight to Zimbabwe.
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