SANDF deployment to Western Cape and Gauteng

Last week during his State of the Nation Address, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that he will be deploying the army to the Western Cape and Gauteng Province to assist the South African Police Service to deal with crime and gangsterism. The announcement was welcomed by many from different quarters as a positive move. We thought to use this opportunity to understand what such a deployment entails seeing that the SANDF and SAPS have different mandates, also what does it mean for the affected members of the community, we are joined on the line by…

Guest: General Bantu Holomisa - Deputy Minister of Defense and Military Veterans