From the Blue Train to the Metro Rail: How South African politicians travel

[John Ashworth]

From the Blue Train to the Metro Rail: How South African politicians are travelling in 2019

Trump travels in Air Force One. Kim Jong Un almost exclusively travels in his own special train. And ex-Zim president Mugabe, even after retirement, still travels First Class on international trips and is driven around in a Mercedes limousine...

For years, the South African president and ministers travelled around in Porsches and Mercedes-Benz S-class vehicles, all procured with taxpayers' money... To be fair, for balance, we’ve also seen President Ramaphosa travel aboard the Metro Rail, plus he has also been spotted flying to Durban in economy class on a FlySafair flight...