Govt fights court ruling on soldier dismissals
A request for leave to appeal a court order that stops more than 1 000 soldiers from being fired has been lodged, the Department of Defence said.
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Training Afghanistan's police seen as key to future
The future of Afghanistan is placed in the hands of police officers and their superiors. Focus is placed on skills development and education.
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Court reprieve for protesting soldiers
The SANDF will, for at least the next two months, not fire any soldiers who took part in an alleged illegal protest march last month.
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Sisulu not denying soldiers' problems, says deputy
Defence minister Lindiwe Sisulu is not denying that there are problems in the working conditions of soldiers, her deputy minister said on Wednesday.
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In need of marching orders
SANDF chief Lieutenant General Solly Shoke said that allowing soldiers to be unionised was “perhaps a mistake” on the government's part.
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Govt turns to court to stop soldier protests
An interdict to stop soldiers from embarking on illegal marches was issued by the high court in Pretoria late on Tuesday.
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Govt acts against protesting soldiers
SA has issued about 2 000 letters of dismissal to soldiers who last week staged an illegal march, the Defence Ministry said on Tuesday.
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New book pays tribute to late Bush War soldiers
A book in memory of South African Defence Force soldiers who died in the Bush War between 1966 and 1994 will be launched this weekend.
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