#Jetgate: We don't need another report, the facts are clear
13 September 2020
Media reports today confirm the Democratic Alliance's (DA's) assertion that ANC party officials’ use of a state military jet to Zimbabwe was a clear abuse of state resources as well as a violation of Lockdown Level 2 regulations as well as the Defence Act.
We once again call on President Ramaphosa to act immediately and discipline those involved, instead of waiting for Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula to compile yet another "report" in which she will exonerate herself again from wrongdoing and blame SANDF leadership for being misled.
Clearly, the visit to Zimbabwe was not of any national interest. There was a deliberate blurring of state and party lines to allow abuse of state machinery.
Given the budgetary constraints on the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), this excursion by the ANC is tantamount to theft and compromises the integrity and safety of South Africa.