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Cutting corners: Major General Mzikayise Tyhalisi (left) ceremonially opened the Albertina Sisulu Mess in 2021. An entirely new mess in a safe location was planned but abandoned for financial reasons.
ALBERTINA SISULU MESS

SANDF’s condemned-building mess

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…

  • Erika Gibson
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