The department of defence DoD has reprioritised some available funding for absolute essentials required for deployed South African National Defence Force SANDF members and is acquiring thousands of tents and flak jackets, among other items.
This was revealed in a presentation prepared by the DoD for the parliamentary portfolio committee on defence and military veterans PCDMV, which convened on Wednesday to discuss:
One of the items highlighted in the BRRR was the PCDMVs frustration and displeasure at the unacceptable lack of basic equipment for soldiers, especially those being deployed. Quality boots, uniforms, bullet proof vests, weapons and serviceable vehicles should be the minimum requirement for any military force. The committee therefore insists on a back to basics approach, with a funding reprioritisation by the DoD to focus on the absolute essential tasks and equipment provision.
