Elections 2024 : Episode 28 : SANDF budget cuts have left SA exposed

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With just days to go before South Africans head to the polls our armed forces are unprepared for any major crisis that could erupt beyond our borders - or here at home.

Defence experts are warning that years of underfunding and budget cuts have left the military and our country dangerously exposed.

Hot 1027’s Paul Ash has more …

23 May English South Africa Entertainment News · Documentary

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