The DA Member of Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Defence and Military Veterans Kobus Marais has assured the SANDF Chief of Staff General-Michael Mantswana that the committee’s criticism of the defence force is not personal.
[File Image]: South African National Defence Force soldiers parade on the streets near the Union Buildings.[File Image]: South African National Defence Force soldiers parade on the streets near the Union Buildings.
The DA Member of Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Defence and Military Veterans Kobus Marais has assured the South African National Defence Force Chief of Staff General-Michael Mantswana that the committee’s criticism of the defence force is not personal.Mantswana and the department appeared before the joint committee last night to brief it on the level of satisfaction with services that state-owned aerospace military technology company DENEL renders.
Marais elaborates: “We might come very hard but the General must not take it personally. He can see that our passion is with the defence force and we want a defence-ready defence force, with all the prime equipment we require. So, we will be passionate about this and we want a stronger defence force. So this is not a reflection on you . Do not take this personally, but this is a reflection of how strong we feel about the defence force and the future of that, we want to see.
Meanwhile, the committee was also informed that the deployment of soldiers to prevent crime in South Africa has not been budgeted for.The SANDF Chief of Staff says Eskom requested the deployment through the National Joint Intelligence Structure.The deployment which started on the 17th of last month, will continue until October the 17th this year.“The compensation of employees is R68 million, and good and services is R78.6 million, you can round it of as R78.
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