President Jacob Zuma is said to have been so infuriated by the embarrassment caused by the security breach at the Waterkloof Air Force Base that, on the same day, he ordered Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula back from a meeting with her counterparts in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
On Tuesday, the Waterkloof military base was used as a landing base for a private plane filled with guests for the wedding of the niece of the politically connected Gupta brothers in Sun City this week.
The security breach has had repercussions beyond Waterkloof, both on the diplomatic front and within the Zuma administration.
South Africa is planning to complain to the Indian government about its high commissioner's role in the saga. He was called to a meeting by International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane in Pretoria on Thursday.
03/05/13 Glynnis Underhill, Philip De Wet, Mmanaledi Mataboge/Mail & Guardian
