Gupta family acknowledges some 'misjudgments' made in landing chartered jet at S. Africa base

A well-connected Indian family in South Africa has apologised for the controversy surrounding the landing a chartered plane at Waterkloof Air Force Base to carry guests for his niece's wedding.

The Gupta family said that it had only wanted to hold a memorable wedding, but realised that some bad decisions or misjudgments could have been made in the process to secure landing rights for the plane.

Gupta had earlier said that special permission to land a chartered jet at Waterkloof - a national key point - was obtained for security reasons.

Family spokesperson Gary Naidoo said on Sunday that some misjudgments have been made in the process.

According to news24, he said an interim report shed some light on the matter and the family would wait for the release of the full report.

The full ministers' report is expected to be made public during the course of next week.

Naidoo said that the family wishes to once again re-iterate their apology for any embarrassment or inconvenience caused by the landing of the aircraft.

On Sunday, Justice Minister Jeff Radebe said President Jacob Zuma and his cabinet had no involvement in the landing.

Radebe said one of the findings of the investigation was that the landing was a direct result of manipulation of processes.

He said names had been dropped during the probe, including that of Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, Transport Minister Ben Martins and Zuma, the report added.