Offer to Purchase Presidential Jet Has 'Lapsed' - MP
Defence Minister, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, has stated that the offer to purchase a new Boeing 777 for president Jacob Zuma expired on June 15.
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South Africa:
No New Zuma Jet for Now
SAPA, 6 July 2012
The proposed purchase of a new Boeing 777 jet for President Jacob Zuma will not go ahead as the Unites States manufacturer's offer lapsed three weeks ago, Defence Minister Nosiviwe… Read more »
President Zuma (file photo).
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South Africa:
DA Welcomes Cancellation of R2 Billion Zuma Jet Deal
DA, 6 July 2012
The DA welcomes the announcement by the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, that the process to purchase the new transcontinental Boeing 777-200 LR… Read more »
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South Africa:
Jet Scandal Proves Government Is Out of Touch
IFP, 3 July 2012
The IFP believes that government's plan to buy a R2-billion luxury jet for President Zuma is yet again another clear indication that the ANC-led government is out of touch with… Read more »
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South Africa:
DA Challenges Sisulu to Produce Evidence That the R2 Billion VIP Jet Deal Was Above Board
DA, 3 July 2012
The former Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Lindiwe Sisulu, should produce documentary evidence that the Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan, approved the deviation from… Read more »
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South Africa:
Minister Must Come Out of Hiding and Tell Us Whether Dodgy R2 Billion VIP Jet Deal Is On or Off
DA, 2 July 2012
The new Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, must come out of hiding and answer a simple question: is the deal to purchase a new Boeing 777-200 Long… Read more »
InFocus
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Former defence minister, Lindiwe Sisulu, has advised the suspension of the purchase of a luxury jet for President Jacob Zuma. Read more »
