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The air force VIP plane used by defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula to give fellow ANC members a lift to Zimbabwe.Image: Twitter
SA NATIONAL DEFENCE FORCE

ANC has paid for flight to Zimbabwe, says SANDF

The SA National Defence Force (SANDF) has confirmed that the ANC has paid the R105,000 bill it received for the controversial lift its party members were given with defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula on an air force jet to Zimbabwe.…

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President Cyril Ramaphosa.Image: GCIS
PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA

President Ramaphosa reprimands Minister of Defence for Zimbabwe trip

President Cyril Ramaphosa has issued the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Ms Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula with a formal reprimand for conveying an African National Congress (ANC) delegation to Zimbabwe on an aircraft of the South…

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says the party humbles itself and will reimburse the government for the costs incurred on behalf of its delegation that travelled to Zimbabwe.Image: Simphiwe Nkwali
ACE MAGASHULE

‘It is not enough to reimburse’: SA responds to ANC ‘humbling’ itself after Zim flight

SA has weighed in on the ANC “humbling” itself after its delegation made use of an air force aircraft to travel to Zimbabwe, “ignoring level 2 lockdown regulations”. The party this week came under fire and was accused of abusing state…

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