Ramaphosa reprimands Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula over abusing SANDF jet for Zimbabwe trip<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
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<\/a>) delegation to Zimbabwe on an aircraft of the South African Air Force (SAAF) and SANDF.<\/a><\/p>\n
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President Ramaphosa’s decision follows his consideration of her initial report and a supplementary report that he had directed the Minister to provide on the circumstances that led to the ANC delegation travelling on a South African Air Force plane to Harare, Zimbabwe<\/a> on 8 September 2020.
\nWhile the Minister was on an official trip for which the President had given permission and for which she was entitled to use a SAAF aircraft, he found that it was an error of judgment to use the plane to convey a political party delegation.<\/p>\n
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