Lindiwe Sisulu is covering up the truth about her abuse of VIP flights operated by the SAAF
The Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, must stand firm against the bullying tactics being used by the Minister of Public Service and Administration, Lindiwe Sisulu, and make public all the relevant information about the minister's use and abuse of VIP aircraft operated by the South African Air Force (SAAF).
The former minister is desperately trying to minimize the political fallout from the fact that she wasted millions of rands zooming around the country on privately owned ultra-luxury Gulfstream executive jets operated by the South African Air Force.
The Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, revealed in a reply to a parliamentary question from myself that between 2009 and 2012:
- 203 flights were undertaken for the former minister on ultra-luxury Gulfstream executive jets; and
- of the 203 flights undertaken, 69 flights were "ferry flights", where the minister was not on board the aircraft.