Careers & Tenders
Subscribe
Cabinet Report Cards 2024
/ 20 December 2024

Angie Motshekga

By
Members Of The National Executive Swearing In Ceremony In South Africa
Angie Motshekga, Minister of Defence and Military Veterans. (Photo by Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

SCORE: F-

So broken and badly managed is the department of defence that three men on a donkey with a duct-taped drone could possibly topple Pretoria. The department incurred unauthorised expenditure of R3.4 billion in 2023-24, making it not so much a department as a place where taxpayer money goes to cough up and die. In the past five years, it incurred irregular expenditure of R14.39 billion, surpassing every other department, while still receiving bailouts from our violated pockets. The cancellation of the Cuba medical programme was announced last year in response to a parliamentary question, but we wait with little hope to see if the new minister, Angie Motshekga, will cut the beloved Cuba cord. Thus far, Motshekga has not displayed any appetite to undertake the machete-wielding overhaul that is necessary in this department. She certainly hasn’t made public any overarching blueprint for such, and at this stage, taxpayers would be grateful for a rescue strategy scribbled on the back of a used serviette. Only slightly less appalling is that when sent questions about its profligate spending and plans, any plans for improvement, the department exceeded our deadline by weeks. We can only assume they were trying to dispatch the answers using a submarine. Perhaps someone should tell them none are operational. 

Tags: ,

23 Replies to “Angie Motshekga”

  1. THE LONGEST SERVING MEN AND WOMEN, CAN’T WAIT THEIR RETIREMENT NIGHT TO WELLCOME THEM. VOTERS WILL ALWAYS DO WONDERS, EVERY ELECTION RESULTS WILL RISE OUR FLAG EXTREMELY HIGH. COMMITMENT TO VOTE A PRESIDENT NOT A PARTY, IS THE ONLY VEHICLE THAT WILL SAFE KEEPING LAW AND ORDER, UP TO A ONE UNITED AFRICA. THIS DREAM WILL NEVER BE MATERIALISTIC,RSA IS THE LEADER IN AFRICA.LETS CONVINCE PEOPLE TO ELECT THE “PRESIDENT “.

    • Maybe you are correct when you to vote for president not party, but remember only people who are rich will register, what about the poor? How they will register with iec because is very expensive. We have a serious problem now with the rich president who promote the capitalism.

  2. Madam Angie failed to curb corruption, maladministration while in Dept of basic educationl. It seems she has no glue about clean administration. No internal control system in place. Welcome to Lalaland.

    • They report all the corruption but NOTHING gets ever done to place those people in jail.

  3. It would seem the anc destroyed our total defense system. It is as if they live in lala land.

    • They do not have a clue how to our beautiful country South Africa and yet 40% of the people still vote for them to get the R350 grant

    • Not only our defence systen! They’ve destroyed every State Department!!

  4. CR don’t even interested on that only business interests

  5. If the Army is playing social development role outside its mandate, what do you expect? You give ad-hoc task, then you add funds.

    • Who is building bridges in this country? Today’s Army is not rained to kill its people like that one of P.W.BOTHA. They may not look busy because their enemies notbits people.

    • We were never trained to kill our own but maintain law & order and protect our borders. Bridge building is a Dept of Public Works task, not SANDF. The fact of the matter is the overspending is not on military equipment and capabilities but personnel and comfort

    • Irregular expenditure on what because soldiers are not supported with tools of trade etc.?

    • Cyril Ramanko is to be lamed as he appointed useless partially disabled mental larking people on crucial post .
      Means Maphoza is compromising the safety of the country.
      Imagine Angie added to ministers it’s like a foolish joke.
      There’s a lot of active people who can turn around the military activities in to sensible manner.
      Why Maphoza didn’t appoint Mr Holomisa on that post?

  6. Does someone whisper in CR’s ear to give him the news and update of the state of our military? Angy cannot run the military and must have a grip on some high powers to get our DEFENCE to run? Don’t worry madam – between the past few ministers they have now reduced it to a joke! Well done!

    • CR still owes a explanation why he placed this woman in this position. She should share with nation what she has achieved in last 6 months.

  7. Been telling you so all along. We are our worst enemy. Convert the military to Civil Defence protection. Military facilities can be converted to reformatory , rehabitalitionand appreticiship schooling. Totaliy abolish SAPS and create an Ambassadors for Peace and Security Organisation.
    The GNU have the power to compliment these changes.
    Remember the electorate is watching , and taking note of your laziness and reckless spending on yourselves and your families.
    The next goverment will not be so kind to you ruling thugs, thieves and gangsters.
    Be aware, we know and will remove you all at the next election.

    • You cannot approach a gun fight with a knife or paintball weapon! How long do u think those ambassoders will stand there or be shot by criminals who have no respect for law & order?
      Look at the countries where the apathetic ate run & governed by gangs, criminals, mafia, ect

    • Why did u not then vote them out at the last elections very silly vomment

  8. Congratulations to the ANC and there Caders. They succeeded eventually to destroy our military. Israel and US can invade us now. Even Putin. We will surrender two days before D day.

    • Been telling you so all along. We are our worst enemy. Convert the military to Civil Defence protection. Military facilities can be converted to reformatory , rehabitalitionand appreticiship schooling. Totaliy abolish SAPS and create an Ambassadors for Peace and Security Organisation.
      The GNU have the power to compliment these changes.
      Remember the electorate is watching , and taking note of your laziness and reckless spending on yourselves and your families.
      The next goverment will not be so kind to you ruling thugs, thieves and gangsters.
      Be aware, we know and will remove you all at the next election.