Deputy President on another expensive flight

Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka could find herself embroiled in another flight controversy, although she was probably not aware of it at the time. Die Burger reports that an intercontinental jet was hired to fly her and her entourage on the 13 minute flight from Pretoria to Sun City to open the Women’s World Cup Golf tournament on Wednesday. The return flight reportedly cost some 75-thousand rands. Questions are now being asked why the jet that normally flies between South Africa and Europe or the USA was used instead of much cheaper aircraft that were available.