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.
As senior legal officers take their battles with the head of the legal division to court, about a thousand military court cases are in limbo
General Solly Shoke, Lieutenant General Zakes Msimang and Secretary for Defence Sam Gulube have been found in contempt of court.
The South African National Defence Union says SA’s government has a legal duty to have Michel Djotodia indicted by the International Criminal Court.
Jacob Zuma should have withdrawn South Africa’s troops when the Central African Republic’s leader failed to honour an agreement, says the SANDF union.
The SA National Defence Union says the SANDF has dismissed 500 soldiers placed on special leave after their participation in an illegal march in 2009.
Defence Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has threatened to sue SANDF Union organiser, Jeff Dubazana, after he allegedly called her a liar.
Members of the South African National Defence Force Union on Friday called for Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekota to step down.
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/ 18 January 2008
Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekota was on Friday sentenced to a R5Â 000 fine or 12 months’ imprisonment for reckless and negligent driving. Wearing a dark suit, glasses with gold frames and accompanied by his bodyguard, Lekota pleaded guilty to exceeding the national speed limit. Last Sunday Lekota was arrested for driving at 189km/h in a 120km/h zone.
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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.