Budget cuts for SANDF place SA’s ‘sovereignty under threat’

Portfolio committee hears of race to the bottom for the country’s military capacity

SA’s department of defence , the parent of the SA National Defence Force , has had its budget allocation by National Treasury dropped by a staggering R49bn since 2008, with far-reaching implications for the

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