Head of the South African National Defense Force (SANDF), General Solly Shoke, as well as Defense Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, admitted during the parliamentary session that SANDF has financial difficulties. It is also said that the deployment of the military to counter gang violence on the Cape Flats is not feasible because the army is not trained to combat urban civilian violence. SANDF troops have been in Cape Town for a week, but have not yet left the barracks because they are waiting for intelligence reports and still waiting on a withdrawal strategy.
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SANDF cannot prevent illegal immigration due to lack of finance, nor is it trained to combat urban civilian violence on Cape Flats
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SANDF: Training camps in Cuba and R5.8 billion budget cuts
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The SANDF is shipping army personnel off to Cuba in an attempt to minimise local expenditure. The South African National Defence force (SANDF) is struggling under the weight of massive budget cuts, which in turn are draining the army’s resources and straining its service delivery duties. These are major concerns addressed by Chief of the..
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