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SA Defence

Op Corona sees success but no more troops for the borders

altThe last 15 months of border protection operations by the SA Army has seen over 12 400 illegal immigrants apprehended by soldiers, mainly along South Africa’s borders with Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
   

Defence Review still awaits Parliamentary airing

altThe hard work and onerous hours put in by Roelf Meyer’s Defence Review Committee in meeting the tight deadline set by previous Defence and Military Veterans Minister Lindiwe Sisulu appear to have become entangled in Parliament’s bureaucracy.
   

Charges against some SANDF marchers dropped

altCharges against 72 of the soldiers who illegally marched to the Union Buildings in 2009 have been dropped due to insufficient evidence, while 225 underwent a pre-trial process that could lead to their conviction.
   

Security apparently breached at another National Key Point

altAnother apparent security transgression at a military base, with an as yet unidentified dead body the only possible proof, has again raised questions about how well guarded the country’s military installations are.
   

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