A Lieutenant Colonel in the South African National Defense Force has implicated Jacob Zuma in the Guptagate scandal, through a sworn affidavit. Could this be the one that finally takes down the Teflon President?

According to News24:

President Jacob Zuma has been implicated in Guptagate, according to a sworn affidavit by a senior air force official published in Beeld on Thursday.

“On or about 17 April 2013, Mr [Bruce] Koloane phoned me and he informed me that he had returned from the president and that the president wanted to know ‘if everything is still on track for the flight’,” read an excerpt of the affidavit by Lieutenant Colonel Christine Anderson.

“I informed him [Koloane] that we were awaiting the overflight clearance and once this was received, we would be able to finalise the movements of the passengers.”

Anderson also confirmed that Zuma was the “Number One”, referred to in a report on Guptagate by the justice department.

“Number One is the President of the Republic of South Africa. For safety reasons we never refer to the president in phone conversations,” said Anderson.

She is one of five members of the SA National Defence Force who have been charged before a military court in connection with the landing of a private aircraft at the Waterkloof Air Force Base in April.

Koloane, who has since been demoted, was the chief of state protocol at the time. The report by the justice department said he and other senior officials acted alone.

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Well done, Lieutenant, for having the balls to do that.

At ease.