Pretoria - A South African Air Force aircraft transporting Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa developed technical faults shortly after take-off from Kruger National Park Airport in White River forcing the pilot to return the aircraft to the airport.
Deputy President Ramaphosa was returning from Mpumalanga on Sunday where he was installed as first Chancellor of the new University of Mpumalanga on Saturday. He also addressed the ANC-led Provincial Alliance Summit on Sunday.
Shortly after taking off from Kruger National Park Airport for Air Force Base Waterkloof on Sunday, the aircraft developed technical faults mid-air, forcing the pilot to return the aircraft safely back to the airport.
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa was driven back to his Johannesburg home by his South African Police Service security detail. – SAnews.gov.za
