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Written by Justin Cronje -
In this weekâs edition, there is still no date for a high level Southern African Development Community meeting on Mozambique and South Africaâs defence budget is falling to .86% of its Gross Domestic Product.
In SANDF news, the Ratel marks 43 yearsâ service as its replacement slips further away, Mapisa-Nqakulaâs Ministry is one of the most expensive in Cabinet, the Reserve Force loses a dedicated and professional officer, the Chief of the SANDF farewell tour will take place in six provinces, the SANDF misses its Public Protector Interferon deadline, Mbambo is the fifth SA Air Force Chief since 1994 and stolen copper has been recovered during border operations.
Mapisa-Nqakulaâs Ministry one of the most expensive in Cabinet
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Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula.
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakulaâs Ministry of Defence and Military Veterans is one of the most expensive in President Cyrilâs Ramaphosaâs Cabinet, an analysis prepared for one of Parliamentâs two defence oversight committees has it.
The Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans (PCDMV) this week heard the cost of Mapisa-Nqakulaâs Ministry for the 2021/22 financial year is R125.5 million âsignificantly higher than the R97.2 million spent in 2020/21â according to author Dr Wilhelm Janse van Rensburg.
The amount spent on the Defence Ministry is no new phenomenon and Parliament was made aware of it as far back as 2019. That was when Professor Jannie Rossouw of the Fiscal Cliff Study Group lamented the exorbitant cost of ministries in South Africa. He noted the DoD Ministry has one of the