SANDF has no muscle because funds have been cut to the bone
When it gets a task the SA National Defence Force rises to the occasion, but there is no disguising that it is in dire straits
02 September 2020 - 16:49
The SA National Defence Force (SANDF) is in deep trouble and will require prompt and serious attention if SA is not to find itself without an effective military.
Some will argue that it would not matter, but we find ourselves in an unstable region in an era of great power competition and expanding military activity by non-state groups. That is not a time to be unable to monitor events or discourage hostile adventures. But the defence force is already limited in its ability to do either and will soon lose more capabilities...
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