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Africa: Strong Only On Paper? Fact-Checking Angie Motshekga's Claim About South Africa's Military Might
The Department of Defence's annual reports show that the number of SANDF members dropped from almost 80,000 in 2013/14 to just below 70,000 ten years later. Olivier's opinion is that "in virtually ...
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Motshekga’s answers on 1 Military Hospital “a blatant lie”
Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga stands accused of “untruthfully” answering a Parliamentary question and will, if her accuser has his way, be investigated by Parliament’s Ethics ...
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Parliament hears SA soldiers in DR Congo had “sufficient military equipment”
The aftermath of what is colloquially now termed “the Battle of Goma” continues to reverberate in South Africa with Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga being asked whether SA ...
Choosing a new ambassador to the US
Right now, we should be pre-occupied with one thing only, choosing an embassador who will dispel all the lies that have ...
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No Badger delivery dates yet known, Parliament hears
More than 13 years in the making and the SA Army still doesn’t have a replacement for its Ratel infantry combat vehicles (ICVs) in service, a Parliamentary questioner was told by Defence and Military ...
Opinion
South African lawmakers welcome SADC decision to withdraw troops from DR Congo
President Cyril Ramaphosa this week said, “The decision to finally withdraw from the eastern DRC by the three troop-contributing countries is also based on the fact that the ceasefire that we have ...
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South African lawmakers welcome SADC decision to withdraw troops from DR Congo
M23 is now part of a larger rebel coalition ... will schedule an urgent meeting with Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga to “get the envisioned phased plan of action to ...