Underresourced defence force will have to reprioritise, Motshekga tells MPs

Underresourced defence force will have to reprioritise, Motshekga tells MPs

Hamstrung by a lack of funds, the defence force’s ability to meet current and future defence needs is under pressure

Motshekga admits SANDF is “hugely underfunded” - defenceWeb

Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga has said her department is hugely underfunded and requires another R30 billion to meet its mandate. Consequently, she is pushing to have defence spending doubled to 1.5% of GDP. Speaking to Newzroom Afrika on Thursday following Wednesday’s defence budget vote debate, Motshekga said, “we have raised it several times, even before the budget process, to say the underfunding of the Defence Force…