By Lungile Ntimba
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has urged the new SA Air Force Deputy Chief Major General Lancelot Mathebula to prioritise boosting the operational capacity of the air force by implementing austerity measures.
DA NCOP member on security & justice Nicholas Gotsell said it was essential to allocate all available funds towards enhancing aircraft availability and ensuring the SAAF’s primary role in safeguarding the South Africa’s airspace.
“This can only be done when persons in leadership positions show true leadership by respecting the severity of the SANDF crisis,” Gotsell said in a statement on Thursday.
He said over the past years, the department has consistently been one of the Auditor-General’s biggest financial offenders. The 2023/24 report revealed rampant unauthorised expenditure amounting to R3.4 billion.
Irregular expenditure amounted to R338 million and fruitless and wasteful expenditure increased drastically from R2,569 million in 2022/23 to R51 million in 2023/24.
“Whilst a
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