SAAF was unaware of who owned Ramaphosa charter plane

Speculation about the charter flight used by Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa for an official visit to Japan prompted the defence minister to make “a rare decision to appear” before the media. This‚ Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said at a hastily convened press conference on Friday‚ was because of “uncertainty and need for reassurance of South Africans regarding an important matter of security and political accountability”.