Plans for a two-billion rand presidential jet called off

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The proposed R2b purchase of a new Boeing 777 jet for President Jacob Zuma will not go ahead.

This was announced by Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula at a media briefing in Pretoria on Friday.

She says the procurement process has been cancelled after the offer to purchase lapsed on the 15th of June.
The R10m deposit will be fully refunded.

The jet would have cost about R1.26b, plus an additional R672m to reconfigure.

Mapisa-Nqakula added that there was no immediate need for new VIP air craft.