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An investigation by the auditor general investigation has found that out of R10.5-billion of unnecessary spending, the department could neither provide a cause nor hold anyone accountable for the R1.5-billion
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Remedial action against officials suspected of wrongdoing must be taken, says the ministerial task team investigating the defence department
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The defence force presents a summary of a forensic report on an investigation into upgrades and repairs to the hospital in Pretoria
1 Military Hospital is in a serious state of disrepair and the report of a forensic investigation into who is to blame for the mess remains under wraps
The parastatal has struggled with financial constraints for some time, partly blamed on wasteful expenditure and the inability to create revenue
The interns were told they would receive salaries at the end of April, but that did not happen
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EOH allegedly inflated prices of Microsoft licences, which could have been bought by the defence department for a third of the cost
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Even though no planes were ever supplied, a company wants hundreds of millions of rands from the military for a contract to supply two aircraft
On Sunday, Rapport, sister publication of News24, reported that the Presidency had started to compose regulations for a state of emergency.
A senior defence force member, cleared of all wrongdoing, has been left in limbo for three years.
The International Chamber of Commerce arbitration court has revealed that a cancelled contract cost the government R300-million, says a report.
Former defence minister Lindiwe Sisulu insists there was nothing problematic about the purchase of a new presidential jet under her watch.
The defence ministry has denied Jacob Zuma will buy an aircraft carrier, with convicted fraudster Tony Yengeni deciding who would get the contract.
Company that loses contract takes defence department to court to explain its decision.
In a hard-hitting analysis, the Institute for Security Studies has lambasted the ministerial report on which the Military Veterans Bill is based.
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SA’s military trade unions allege that the government is trying to get rid of them after the department demanded evidence of their membership numbers.
South Africa’s ineffective border patrol poses a threat to the country’s security, a report by Parliament’s portfolio committee said on Thursday.
Fancy your own Boeing 707? The Defence Department has a couple to spare, no doubt going cheap.
Members of the South African National Defence Force Union on Friday called for Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekota to step down.
Arms manufacturer Denel still needs R1,7-billion promised by the government to complete its turnaround, outgoing CEO Shaun Liebenberg said on Wednesday. ”When Denel reached technical insolvency in June 2005, the shareholder faced three options: to close Denel; to retain it on a subsidy basis; or to turn it into a commercially viable business,” Liebenberg said.
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/ 28 November 2007
The South African National Defence Force Union on Wednesday threatened to lay a criminal charge against Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekota for contravening the Occupational Health and Safety Act. The union also wants the Labour Department to take action against the South African National Defence Force for non-compliance with health and safety legislation.
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/ 9 November 2007
The fatal shooting at the South African Air Force College in Thaba Tshwane outside Pretoria on Thursday is an indication of the ”outstanding transformation” work still needed in the defence force, the South African Security Forces Union said on Friday. An air-force candidate officer allegedly shot two of his instructors, killing one.
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/ 17 October 2007
A military board of inquiry into an accident in which nine soldiers were killed has begun its work, Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekota said on Wednesday. Lekota was visiting seven troopers in various Bloemfontein hospitals, who were injured in the anti-aircraft gun accident at the Lohatla training area in the Northern Cape last Friday.
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/ 14 October 2007
Six names of the nine South African National Defence Force soldiers who died during a training accident at the South African Army Combat Training Centre in Lohatla, Northern Cape, were released on Saturday. The Department of Defence has appointed a high-level board of inquiry to investigate the accident.
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/ 6 September 2007
Efforts to rejuvenate the South African Army will see 3 000 new recruits being taken in next year, with the figure shooting up to 7 000 in 2009, it was announced on Thursday. ”We need a young and fit group of soldiers,” army chief General Solly Shoke told reporters in Pretoria.
Fraud, theft and unauthorised spending are on the rise in government departments, according to a Public Service Commission (PSC) report tabled at Parliament on Tuesday. The PSC’s Report on Financial Misconduct for the 2005/06 Financial Year says this cost the taxpayer at least R45-million at the time.