During the recent budget,
the Minister of Finance said “South Africa does not have money to spend” and did
this bother President Jacob Zuma and his cohort of minions. Not at all, money
will always be available for the president and nicking the country of all its
assets is a game plan the African National Congress (ANC) have perfected. It is nothing new that billions have been
lost through sleazy deals, tender
fraud, corruption and personal security. Money is the G-d of the corruptible government
and the more devious the whoppers become.
Another dirty tactic by claiming that Zuma’s jet was stuck in Burundi
due to technical problems. It is all a brainwashing lie! The looters want Zuma
to have a new ZAR 4 billion new jet. South
Africans must wake up; this is kleptocracy and the ANC have no intention of
stopping the looting.
The President will squander money the country does not have on a jet loaded with luxury.
And in the meantime,
the majority of South Africans will live like this.
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SOURCE:
Jacob Zuma’s new
R4-billion presidential jet back on, after old plane
breaks down
The South African National Defence Force says President Jacob
Zuma requires a new jet urgently as the current plane “is compromising his safety and it is embarrassing”.
The South African National Defence Force says President Jacob
Zuma requires a new jet urgently as the current plane “is compromising his safety and it is embarrassing”.
This is according to The Sunday Times, after Zuma was unable to leave
Burundi on Friday when the presidential Boeing, Inkwazi, developed technical
problems.
The president was mediating in peace talks in the war-torn
country.
The SANDF said it chartered a plane to Bujumbura from
Waterkloof Air Force Base in the early hours of yesterday morning to fetch the
president who returned home on Saturday, but only after deputy president Cyril
Ramaphosa was forced to step in for Zuma on several local engagements.
Inkwazi was also grounded on a trip to Moscow last year,
following mechanical difficulties.
The City Press reported in November that an acquisition
process by Armscor aimed at providing president
Jacob Zuma with a new VIP jet could cost up to R4 billion.
According to the report, the specifications for the jet
include a “private bedroom suite, a bathroom, and a conference room for eight
people”.
“The aircraft must be able to carry at least 30 passengers
and have a range of 13,800km,” stated the report.
According to the report’s findings, there are only a handful
of planes that match the tender’s requirements:
- A basic Boeing 777 which costs about R3.9 billion
- The Boeing 787 which costs about R3.1 billion
- The Airbus which A330 costs about R3 billion
- The Airbus A340 which costs about R3.1 billion
The defence force and Armscor rubbished the price tag,
though, while Zuma said that South Africans have a tendency of sensationalising
issues.
SANDF spokesman Simphiwe Dlamini said of the presidential
plane: “This plane is compromising his safety and it is embarrassing.”
“We need it like yesterday. Not
even tomorrow. It is very critical. This is not an isolated incident,”
said Dlamini.
He said the outcry over the procurement of a new presidential
jet was unwarranted. “It is not even for the president,
it is for the state.”
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