Co-chairperson Cyril Xaba said the deployment has stretched the resources and put enormous pressure on the fiscus
He also said they knew the primary mandate of SANDF was to defend the territorial integrity of the country and work in cooperation and in support of other departments.“This supports the increase of resources allocated to the SANDF,” Xaba said.
In its report adopted on Friday, the committee said it noted the gratitude of local communities and business towards SANDF deployment and the contribution of Operation Prosper to the return of stability to affected areas.However, the report said the MPs expressed significant concern about the state of equipment of SANDF and reiterated the need for fit for purpose equipment.
Although the air force was commended for the level of support it managed to offer, the committee said it was evident that aircraft constraints have serious impact on effective mission support as well as troop and logistics movement. “Additional funds for reserve force deployment should be specifically directed at domestic deployment such as support to the SAPS and increased border safeguarding.”
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