LETTER: Troops out, work in
The problems that put the army in the Cape Flats must be addressed, especially that of youth unemployment
29 August 2019 - 05:03
With reference to the deployment of soldiers to the Cape Flats, all democracies permit — in extreme situations — the military to support the civilian state. In this case the decision to deploy troops to a few Cape Flats townships was bipartisan, supported by both the ANC and DA, plus many township residents.
It is sad that this had to be done four decades after the popular 1980s slogan “Troops out of the townships!” The Marikana massacre, committed by a paramilitary police unit with military weapons, stands as a grim warning of the dangers of militarising any situation...
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