The Presidency has pointed out that reports that a technical fault was experienced with President Jacob Zuma’s aircraft Inkwazi while in Uganda are erroneous.
“The Presidency wishes to confirm that the plane did not experience any technical problems or malfunction of any nature during the visit to Uganda‚” it said in a statement.
It explained that given information at her disposal at the time‚ Minister Nomvula Mokonyane had indicated on Friday that the plane had malfunctioned.
“The Presidency subsequently updated the Minister‚” it stated. Zuma was in the Ugandan capital Kampala to attend the inauguration of President Yoweri Museveni for his fifth term of office since 1986.
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