It seems that before Zuma is kicked out of presidency he is racking up as much as he can. So let’s talk about this to-be private jet of his. Including a private bedroom suite, a bathroom and a conference room for eight people on board, the brand-new presidential jet to be bought by Armscor could cost around R4 billion.

Let’s just all put our heads together and think where that money is actually needed.

Armscor, the defence force’s acquisitions agency, officially announced the acquisition process on its website on Thursday, requesting information from people who may be able to supply the jet by 20 November. Submitted by the office of the Secretary for defence Sam Gulube, he went on to say:

We don’t know how much it’s going to cost. Any talk about cost of such a capability is unfounded, groundless and baseless. Armscor has requested information and will only know [about the cost] once that information is received.

It’s not a priority at this stage and the reason government wants that particular jet is because of the range it has. There is no reason why President Zuma cannot travel the way President Mandela used to travel which is with stop overs and refuelling.