TimesLive reports that the SA National Defence Union (Sandu) general secretary Pikkie Greeff wants strict action taken against the guards and the commander of the military base which was robbed of rifles in the early hours of Friday.  

The army’s union has warned that the weapons stolen from the Khayelitsha army base would land up in the Cape Flats “where there is a gang war” going on.  Meanwhile, the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) confirmed that 9 South African Infantry base was robbed, but asked for a chance to do the investigation.  SANDF spokesperson Brigadier General Mafi Mgobozi would not confirm how many rifles were taken.  Greeff said it was likely that the robbers got hold of R4 automatic assault rifles carried by the guards and the few rifles kept in the guards’ room safe.  He said strict action must be taken against the guards‚ their commanding officer and the commander of their unit.  Greeff also said he believed the incident could not have happened without inside help, but that a lack of vigilance was certainly to blame as well.

• Read this report by Aron Hyman in full at TimesLive
• See too, Rifles stolen, soldiers held up in Cape Town military base heist, at News24
• And also, 'We will hunt them like wild dogs', says deputy police minister after army base robbery, at TimesLive

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