The SA Navy has only one working warship partially patrolling South Africa’s territorial
waters. All the navy’s submarines are out of service, its five outdated patrol vessels are broken and none of the four diving teams is operational. Defence Minister Angie Motshekga revealed all of this during a parliamentary question- and-answer- session. Motshekga says this is not as a result of mismanagement but due to financial constraints faced by the SA Navy.

The SA Navy has only one working warship partially patrolling South Africa’s territorial waters. All the navy’s submarines are out of service, its five outdated patrol vessels are broken and none of the four diving teams is operational. Defence Minister Angie Motshekga revealed all of this during a parliamentary question- and-answer- session. Motshekga says this is not as a result of mismanagement but due to financial constraints faced by the SA Navy.

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