Defence department blames lack of funding for failure to act on gender-based violence in the SANDF
/ 11 May 2022

Defence department blames lack of funding for failure to act on gender-based violence in the SANDF

An investigation by the auditor general into the defence department’s records found that a lack of accountability and consequence management is rife

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Defence department can’t account for R1.5 billion
/ 5 May 2022

Defence department can’t account for R1.5 billion

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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Millions of rand lost as SANDF returns unauthorised Cuban Covid-19 drug
/ 26 January 2022

Millions of rand lost as SANDF returns unauthorised Cuban Covid-19 drug

Remedial action against officials suspected of wrongdoing must be taken, says the ministerial task team investigating the defence department

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Despite promises, medical interns at 2 Military Hospital remain unpaid
/ 6 May 2021

Despite promises, medical interns at 2 Military Hospital remain unpaid

The interns were told they would receive salaries at the end of April, but that did not happen

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‘Suspicious’ tech company EOH must pay back millions
/ 22 April 2021

‘Suspicious’ tech company EOH must pay back millions

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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/ 16 April 2008

Denel needs another R1,7bn for turnaround strategy

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

Union wants Lekota charged over Lohatla

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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/ 17 October 2007

Investigation into military accident under way

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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/ 6 September 2007

Moves afoot to rejuvenate army

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.