The Secretary of Defence, Dr Sam Makhudu Gulube, is in the US on a two-week trip to finalise the purchase of a mega-bling VIP Jet for President Jacob Zuma.
The jet will cost the taxpayer $235 million (nearly R2 billion) if it goes ahead.
The 300-seater Boeing 777-200LR earmarked as “ZA1” will cost $80m to reconfigure to Zuma’s specifications on top of a $150m purchase price, Independent Newspapers has learned.
