Hundreds of SANDF recruits called up to quell 2021 riots in KZN still unpaid

22 April 2022 - 13:06 By Riaan Marais

What started as a logistical nightmare has dragged on for nearly nine months as more than 800 SA National Defence Force (SANDF) reservists are still waiting for payment after being called up for military service during the violence and looting in KwaZulu-Natal in July 2021...

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