Kaya 959 Point of View with Phemelo Motene

Feast for the top brass, famine for frontline soldiers

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While prisoners enjoy three full meals a day, South Africa’s border soldiers are battling hunger, illness, and crumbling infrastructure. From torn tents to broken equipment and idling military vehicles due to fuel shortages, troops say conditions are dire. Yet the defence leadership is set to spend R370 million on this month’s Armed Forces Day in Limpopo. Phemelo speaks with SA National Defence Union Secretary, Pikkie Greef, about the stark divide between officers and soldiers on the ground.
9 Feb 3PM English South Africa Education · Careers

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