“Rebel groups in Africa have better equipment than SANDF,” says defence analyst Kobus Marais

In this episode of The Security Podcast we examine the critical state of South Africa’s Air Force. It has been reported as reaching a critical low with only six fully operational and defence ready aircraft out of a fleet of 330. It is the latest revelation in a litany of failures for the country’s defence force and has raised serious concerns about the country’s ability to defend itself, protect its 3,000 km coastline, manage its land borders, and provide regional stability. Our guest is Kobus Marais, a defence analyst and the former opposition party Shadow Minister of Defence, who says that rebels groups like the M23 in the Democratic Republic have better equipment than the South African National Defence Force.