Cash-strapped army not ready for new mandate

12 June 2015 - 02:18

By The Times Editorial

President Jacob Zuma's attempt to create a legacy project - the African Capacity for Immediate Response to Crisis (ACIRC) force - might be doomed before it really gets going. ACIRC is intended to be a rapid-deployment intervention force that will respond to impending crises on the continent: preventing the emergence of genocidal conflict, crimes against humanity, atrocities or war crimes.

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