US EditionEFF demands R114 billion budget boost as SANDF faces chronic funding crisis - defenceWeb
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EFF demands R114 billion budget boost as SANDF faces chronic funding crisis - defenceWeb
R114 billion, amounting to 1.5% of GDP, is essential to rejuvenate the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), which is chronically funded, according to the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF). In a research document published this year on the defence budget, the EFF’s Carl Niehaus stated the R57.2 billion defence budget for 2025/26 exposed the government’s “chronic underfunding” of the SANDF and “shameful neglect of military veterans.” As the…
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