POLITICS

I can't say in public how many SAAF fighter pilots there are - Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula

Minister tells Pieter Groenewald that she can only answer his question in a closed session of defence committee

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE & MILITARY VETERANS

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY

1702. Dr P J Groenewald (FF Plus) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans:†

(1) (a) How many operational fighter pilots does the SA Air Force currently have at its disposal and (b) what is the racial composition of these pilots;

(2) (a) how many learner pilots are currently in training in the SA Air Force and (b) what is the racial composition of these pilots;

(3) whether she will make a statement on the matter?  NW1922E

REPLY

The Question can be replied to in a closed session of the Joint Standing Committee on Defence when it is duly convened.

Issued by Parliament, June 24 2015