Ramaphosa, accompanied by several ministers and deputy ministers has been in Japan on an official visit, and is due back in the country today.
The Bombardier Aerospace was hired by the Department of Defence through a government managed contract with service provider ExecuJet.
The Bombardier Aerospace, with the registration ZS-OAK, left the Waterkloof Air Force Base on Friday night, using the call sign ‘South Africa 2’, reserved for the deputy president.
Ramaphosa was photographed on Saturday night landing in Tokyo with the Gupta-owned air carrier.