Political parties pounce on plan to purchase new presidential plane

The Congress of the People (Cope) on Thursday used the “reduced circumstances” of South Africa being “only the third-largest economy in Africa” to urge prudence on the purchase of a “Zuma jet”. “While the minister of defence has scoffed at the figure of R4-billion‚ she has refused to play open cards with the country in respect of the purchase of a new executive luxury jet‚” said the party’s Dennis Bloem.