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Dear Cape Town The Democratic Alliance (DA) calls on the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, to prioritise border security as a matter of urgency. On an oversight inspection with the Joint Standing Committee on Defence and the parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans to the Zimbabwean and Mozambican border posts, …
Dear Johannesburg The Democratic Alliance (DA) takes note of the worrying report that the South African Defence Force’s (SANDF) capabilities and prime mission equipment have deteriorated and the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s claims that the only solution to the problem is to increase her budget. The situation at SANDF is such …
Dear Cape Town The Democratic Alliance (DA) will write to the Military Ombud, Lt Gen (Ret) Vusumuzi Masondo, to request an investigation into the debacle around the R215 million the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) wasted on importing Heberon Alpha R 2B, also known as Interferon, to use as Covid-19 treatment even though it …
Dear Cape Town The Democratic Alliance (DA) calls on the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, to give urgent account to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) and the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans regarding reports that the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) spent R215 million on importing unproven …
Dear Cape Town The Democratic Alliance (DA) demands that President Cyril Ramaphosa fires the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula before the end of this week. The President’s decision to merely reprimand the Minister for willfully overseeing the ANC’s abuse of an air force jet is simply not good enough. This reprimand does …
Dear Cape Town Media reports today confirm the Democratic Alliance’s (DA’s) assertion that ANC party officials’ use of a state military jet to Zimbabwe was a clear abuse of state resources as well as a violation of Lockdown Level 2 regulations as well as the Defence Act. We once again call on President Ramaphosa to …
