Former head of state protocol Bruce Koloane has admitted to using former President Jacob Zuma's name to put pressure on Department of Defence officials to authorise the landing of privately chartered jet carrying guests for a Gupta family wedding at Waterkloof Air Force Base. Koloane admitted to so-called name-dropping at the State Capture Commission of Inquiry but denied ever being in communication with Zuma or the other politicians whose names he used, says an Eyewitness News report. It notes that on Monday he could not remember the conversation he had with the Defence official but was presented with audio recordings of the phone calls, which refreshed his memory. In the recording, Koloane said the then Transport Minister Ben Martins had been given instructions by Zuma to authorise the Gupta landing. He also used the term ‘number one’ to refer to Zuma. ‘I would like to admit that, indeed, I did what is now popularly known as name dropping and used those (names) to push officials who were supposed to process the flight clearance to do their job.’ But Koloane insisted he was not in contact with the politicians. Legalbrief notes that Koloane, seen as the ‘fall guy’ for the landing and subsequently appointed by Zuma as SA’s ambassador to the Netherlands, added that ‘the Minister of Transport, nor the Minister of Defence, nor the President did not at any stage communicate to me that I should in any way deal with this matter, as it is expressed’.