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https://twitter.com/jsphctrl/status/1657670431518732288I don’t know for certain whether anything was loaded onto the Lady R, but as citizens we deserve an explanation for the bizarre secrecy & unusual actions taken around it and proof that everything was above board. That should include manifests, CCTV footage, and similar evidence.
https://twitter.com/dailymaverick/status/1605937557333856260Modise is trying to make this about the US, when in reality it's about the misleading of South Africa's citizens and the refusal to be transparent about actions the South African government took. Whatever diplomatic issue exists with the US on sanctioned vessels is separate.
https://twitter.com/DPE_ZA/status/1557733706634129409Many lives, both amongst employees & small local specialist suppliers, have been ruined through personal bankruptcies, suicides, and divorces, amongst other things. DPE & Denel seemed never to care much about it, taking an unjustifiably long time to restructure. 2/
https://twitter.com/JonHawkes275/status/1501148609911435268SANDF doctrine is still based on SADF-era 'fighting columns' style combat as described by Michael Morris. apps.dtic.mil/sti/citations/…
https://twitter.com/wheretheroad/status/1501131947417944070I think there's a gap in the S African academic & policy space in terms of understanding the psychology, shared worldview, and information sources of our political class. We've seen mention of Luthuli House 'Kremlinology' but nobody has really performed that level of analysis.2/4
https://twitter.com/darren_olivier/status/1449350369323126784Each force produced a Certified Personnel Register (CPR) of its members for either integration or demobilisation depending on age, skills, and willingness to integrate. MK’s list had 28 888 names, APLA’s had 6 000. A British military advisory team oversaw the process. 2/
https://twitter.com/RomanCabanac/status/1418106833991086082In all of NATO, only five defence ministers have significant military experience. Only one, the US, is a former general officer. This isn’t by accident: It’s because the skills and duties of a minister of defence are very different to those of a military commander.
https://twitter.com/darren_olivier/status/1414663708941463554Those 12 000 or so SANDF soldiers in infantry units are split across 14 battalions. At any given time around 5 battalions are committed to peacekeeping & border patrol, leaving 9 battalions or ~8 000 troops. That doesn’t mean they’re available for long term deployments though. 2/
https://twitter.com/SANDF_ZA/status/1414527639893725184SANDF soldiers deployed in co-operation with the SAPS have some policing powers, such as detaining suspects, but can't do things like arrest people without handing them over to the SAPS. All actions need to be co-ordinated with the SAPS via the regional PROVJOC. 2/
https://twitter.com/mailandguardian/status/1405576206997757963First, newspapers should ditch the 'Mabena' meme. It's misleading, patronising, and fundamentally unsuited for serious commentary on the armed forces. It would be like framing all reporting on govt departments or politics as 'mamparas', which would obviously be inappropriate. 2/
https://twitter.com/mailandguardian/status/1297275270244765697Multi-billion Rand arms sales are quite complex, they’re never just a straight trade of cash for goods. In most cases the client, in this case TKMS on behalf of the Egyptian Navy, first provides a portion of the contract value as an advance payment to pay for ramp up costs. 2/
https://twitter.com/darren_olivier/status/1220301335830126592). The racially exclusive pre-1994 history of the SAAF can not and must not be celebrated uncritically. Not all of it was proud. 2/