DRC debacle highlights need to examine SANDF underfunding
SA must either commit to adequately supporting SANDF or reconsider the scope of our military engagements abroad.
09 March 2025 - 00:00
Lt-Gen Ntshavheni Maphaha’s remark at a funeral in the Free State — that politicians have turned the SANDF into a “Mickey Mouse” defence force — has drawn both condemnation and support. ..
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