A 40-year-old army accommodation block housing 500 soldiers was ‘upgraded’ using residents’ recreational fund contributions. But it is dangerous: other high-risk residential flats in the area have been evacuated because of dolomite corrosion.
Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has ordered further investigations into allegations of assault at the Army Infantry School in Oudtshoorn.
The alleged abuse of recruits at the Army Infantry School in Oudtshoorn is not in the interests of the military, says the IFP.
Women at the South African Infantry School in Oudtshoorn have been ‘heavily’ reprimanded for being pregnant, says military trade union Sandu.
The issue of whether unions should be "removed" from the SANDF has been identified as a priority and must be concluded this year.
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/ 23 September 2009
The appointment of Paul Ngobeni as chief legal adviser to Lindiwe Sisulu has “sparked outrage and ruffled feathers” in the military services division.