SA’s defence capability is in a state of severe decline, a bitter fact for the defence department, the local arms manufacturing industry and the world of defence analysts.
Last year, parliament’s defence committee chair went so far as to say that defence budget cuts were causing SA to lose its sovereign capability altogether. Meanwhile, defence & military veterans minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has stressed that the defence sector is in danger of collapsing, threatening our security and economy. She has urged the government to prioritise budget resources for defence...
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