“Minister Bathabile Dlamini, the Acting Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, has written to Parliament to withdraw the reply and conveyed an apology to Minister Sisulu for the inconvenience caused in respect of the reply,” Sisulu’s spokesman Ndivhuwo Mabaya said in a statement.

He said the response was “factually incorrect and misleading”.

Current Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula had acknowledged in a reply to a parliamentary question that Sisulu, her predecessor, travelled in a luxury Gulfstream jet more than 200 times between Pretoria and Cape Town, at the cost of R200,000 a trip.

Mabaya said Sisulu maintained she only used the jet 35 times.

Sisulu said: “I am relieved that this matter has been resolved... During my tenure the department of defence received its first unqualified audit report in the history of the SA National Defence Force.

“We left the SANDF in a better state of health than it has ever been before. I am very proud of our achievements.”  Sisulu called on MPs, in particular the Democratic Alliance’s David Maynier, to stop “spreading lies”.

On Tuesday, responding to questioning from Maynier on the matter in the National Assembly, Sisulu told him to “keep your flea-infested body at peace and sit down”.

National Assembly Speaker Max Sisulu responded to complaints about Sisulu’s remarks by saying he would study the transcript of the debate and make a ruling later.

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Nov 15, 2012

RobinX

Haibo: Are we supposed to buy this rubbish? They've forced someone to take a fall here while someone quickly fiddles the paperwork. Come now, Madam, do you really think the public are that stupid.... Oh wait, that's right, you and your leaders simply don't care about the public. I forgot!
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Nov 15, 2012

antie

No, this does not make sense. How can a minister of a department give an answer to PARLIAMENT nogal without making sure of the facts first? What if no one questioned the answer? This is scary
sh!t, even worse than believing that Lindi abused her powers.
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Nov 15, 2012

Tasto_

35xR200 0000 = ? Ja neh !!
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Nov 15, 2012

RobinX

antie: They're bullshitting all the way to the bank here. It's as clear as daylight.
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Nov 15, 2012

antie

Robin, sure, but bullshitting with even scarier bullshit? You think they're too plat to know what they're actually saying?
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Nov 15, 2012

Papage

35 x 200000 = R7000000
200 x 200000 = 40000000

This is far too much, why not use a hipo for that matter, you are a soldier
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Nov 15, 2012

Tasto_

@Papage
35 x 200000 = R7000000
200 x 200000 = 40000000

U mean R40 million just for travelling !! Its no wonder Nkandlagate is looked upon as small fry still by them!!
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Nov 15, 2012

RobinX

antie: My response was oh so kindly removed by the web nanny: Ms Sisulu is as bright as a dead onion bulb (not my terminology of choice, but my more accurate epithet won't be permitted) but worse is her arrogance based on the fact that she feels untouchable because of her family. IS THAT BETTER, BELOVED CENSOR? mutter mutter
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Nov 15, 2012

!#Sinudeity#!

SANDF was CRUMBLING under Sisulu, and yet here she is bragging about it. Next thing she is going to be bragging about her failed N2 gateway project that flushed R2 BILLION down the drain.

No, sorry, this b**** must go. Her monumental f***ups outweighs the surname that she is attached to.
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Nov 15, 2012

Voetzek

He doent have to answer anybody, do anyone have to explain his/her benefits like car allowance, medical S**t public. Sisulu you dont owe anybody an explanation/cent including SARS
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