By Simon Nare
The SA National Defence Force needs an urgent cash injection as it has been underfunded for years, according to Parliament’s joint standing committee on defence chairperson, Malusi Gigaba.
Addressing the peace and security parliamentary press briefing in Cape Town on Thursday, Gigaba said while funding was on the decline, SANDF’s missions had expanded both locally and internationally over the years.
These missions included deployment during the Covid-19 pandemic and more recently, helping the police crack down on zama zamas.
“The needs of the national defence force are part of the needs of the society. You must never separate the national defence from the society because the level of security of the country depends on the ability of the state to defend that society in times of needs but also provide members of that society with the certainty that they safe and secure should there be any situation
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