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EWN reports that the SA National Defence Union (Sandu) has welcomed the appointment of new Defense Minister Angie Motshekga and her two deputies, Bantu Holomisa and Richard Mkhungo.
Their names were unveiled by President Cyril Ramaphosa during his Cabinet announcement on Sunday. The union's Tim Flack expressed the hope the new minister and her deputies would address the needs of SA soldiers. Two soldiers were killed and two others injured when they came under fire from M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo last week. Two more soldiers and a military medical practitioner were also killed in February and last month. Flack said that it was clear that SA soldiers lacked the necessary support and resources for warfare. "Some soldiers, it's been reported that they've been complaining about basic necessities like showers and toilets. But the most important thing is that they need the tools that are necessary to be able to do their job correctly," he pointed out. Flack added that more funds needed to be allocated to the defence budget and went on to indicate: "I think the sweet spot is usually about 2% of the GDP that goes to defence, that's usually about a good measure to take. But definitely defence ministers in the past, going back to Minister Sisulu, have complained that the budget for defence needs to be addressed and it needs to be raised."
- Read the original of the report in the above regard by Ntuthuzelo Nene at EWN
- Read too, 'Pray for us' – a cry from South African soldiers stationed in DRC, at City Press (subscriber access only)
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