South Africa: DA Demands Clarity On Disappearing Troop Allowances

South Africa: DA Demands Clarity On Disappearing Troop Allowances

Press Release - SANDF soldiers are receiving R34 000 despite SADC allocating R108 000 per soldier.

SANDF union urges returning DRC soldiers to discuss pay dispute

Soldiers say they haven’t been paid in full and have threatened to take action

Sandu urges unhappy soldiers to take legal route to address pay dispute

The South African National Defence Union (Sandu) has expressed concern that some SANDF members who were deployed to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are threatening unlawful actions to protest about allowances payable to them.

The depth and breadth of the defunding of the SANDF - defenceWeb

It is well-documented that the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has faced significant budget reductions over the past two decades. While the financial challenges confronting the SANDF are widely acknowledged, the full extent of these budget cuts has received comparatively less attention. In practical terms, the scale of the reductions could be described as a process of systematic defunding. This article does not seek to debate the me…