Answer on flight costs of President Jacob Zuma:
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE AND MILITARY VETERANS
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO.: 1291
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 18 May 2012
Mr S Esau (DA) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans:
(1) How many flights were undertaken by the President using aircraft (a) operated by (i) the SA Air Force's Squadron 21 (VIP Squadron) and (ii) a SA Air Force Reserve Squadron or (b) chartered by the SA Air Force (i) in the (aa) 2009-10, (bb) 2010-11 and (cc) 2011-12 and (ii) since 1 April 2012;
(2) what is the (a) total cost of the flights and (b) breakdown of the costs of each specified flight? NW1500E
REPLY
(1) (a)(i)(aa) 72
(bb) 84
(cc) 72
(dd) 6
(a)(ii)(aa) 16
(bb) 7
(cc) 2
(dd) 0
(b) (aa) 3
(bb) 1
(cc) 23
(dd) 0
(2) 2009-10 91
2010-11 92
2011-12 97
2012-15/5/12 6
(a) 286
(b)(i) R 140 515 430.15
Flight costs of Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe:
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE AND MILITARY VETERANS
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO.: 1292
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 18 May 2012
Mr S Esau (DA) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans:
(1) How many flights were undertaken by the Deputy President using aircraft (a) operated by (i) the SA Air Force's Squadron 21 (VIP Squadron) and (ii) a SA Air Force Reserve Squadron or (b) chartered by the SA Air Force (i) in the (aa) 2009-10, (bb) 2010-11 and (cc) 2011-12 and (ii) since 1 April 2012;
(2) what is the (a) total cost of the flights and (b) breakdown of the costs of each specified flight? NW1501E
REPLY
(1) (a)(i)(aa) 52
(bb) 48
(cc) 47
(dd) 3
(a)(ii)(aa) 14
(bb) 16
(cc) 7
(dd) 0
(b) (aa) 0
(bb) 8
(cc) 16
(dd) 2
(2) 2009-10 65
2010-11 72
2011-12 70
2012-15/5/12 5
(3) 213
(b)(i) R 69 746 680.47
Issued by Parliament, June 13 2012
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