Naval project to create 5,000 military jobs over the next five years
A naval project for building ships will create about 5‚000 jobs in the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) over the next five years‚ President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday. The project is part of Operation Phakisa‚ Ramaphosa said during a brief speech on Armed Forces Day in Kimberley in the Northern Cape. He said the project would create 570 "high-end technical jobs" and 4‚500 indirect jobs over the next five years. Armed Forces Day commemorates the sinking of the SS Mendi in the English Channel on February 21 1917. It resulted in the deaths of 600 black soldiers. Ramaphosa said it commemorates the "bravery" of the soldiers prepared to "fight in a war that was not theirs". "This day has become a day that allows us to remember all men and women who have paid the ultimate price in defence of freedom‚ peace and justice. It reminds us that blood was spilled by many of our people to guarantee us our freedom and our dignity." Ramaphosa praised the collaboration between SA an...
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