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In the past three decades, a clear mismatch has developed between what has been and is currently expected from the SANDF at a political level on the one side, and its budget and capabilities on the other, writes Theo Neethling.
23 Feb
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Theo Neethling | The SANDF at 30: High political expectations vs acute budgetary constraints
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The SANDF plays the 'lead nation' in the eastern DRC against rebel forces including the highly potent M23 rebel group. At the same time, it also acts as the 'lead nation' in the SADC operation in northern Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province.
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