The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has narrowly avoided a potentially embarrassing court case by delivering rations at the 11th hour to three army bases where soldiers had no food. The South African National Defence Union (Sandu) had given the military until Wednesday to recant on instructions to send soldiers home from the bases at Zeerust‚ Middleburg and Mafikeng because they had run out of food.
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