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SA defence budget falling to only .86% of GDP

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The South African defence budget for 2021/22 is just .86% of GDP, down from .97%, causing experts to caution that the reduction will have far-reaching implications for the South African National Defence Force (SANDF).
The 2020/21 defence budget is R54.2 billion, but for 2021/22 it falls to R46.2 billion, representing a 14% decrease. Much of this decrease comes from the shrinkage of the Special Defence Account, which goes from R5.2 billion in 2020/21 to R1.005 billion in 2021/22.
Dr Wilhelm Janse van Rensburg, researcher for the Joint Standing Committee on Defence (JSCD), gave a presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans (PCDMV) on the analysis of the defence budget on 4 May. He said it was concerning that there is a significant curtailing of ‘sharp-end’ expenditure, with major reductions in the allocation to Infantry, Air Defence Artillery, Air Combat, Maritime combat and Special Operati ....

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Mapisa-Nqakula's Ministry one of the most expensive in Cabinet

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.Â He noted the DoD Minis ....

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