The SANDF says it believes the deployment of soldiers to curb illegal mining is having an impact, as evidenced by the situation unfolding in the North West.
CAPE TOWN - The South African National Defence Force says it believes the deployment of soldiers to curb illegal mining is having an impact, as evidenced by the situation unfolding in the North West.However, the department of defence said that the deployment of soldiers as part of Operation Prosper was posing a strain on an already underfunded force., Parliament's joint standing committee on defence was asked to approve this latest extension of the operation by President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Lieutenant-General Siphiwe Sangweni leads the joint operation in six provinces where illegal mining is prevalent. But he said that while the SANDF's main job was to safeguard the country's borders, deployments such as this one was causing additional strain on the force.
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