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Finance Minister outlines plans for R5bn SANDF peace mission funds
The Mercury
|April 17, 2025
FINANCE Minister Enoch Godongwana said any decision regarding the R5 billion allocated for the SANDF peace mission will take into account the Department of Defence's needs amid the withdrawal of troops from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
This comes in response to concerns raised by ActionSA's Alan Beesley regarding the financial ramifications of the planned troop withdrawal.
Beesley wrote to Godongwana enquiring about the financial implications of the SANDF's exit from the DRC, including the impact on the R3.5 billion allocated for the deployment to the DRC. This comes after the decision by the Southern African Development Community to withdraw troops from the DRC.
He also wanted to know whether the R5bn allocated in the 2025 Budget for the peacekeeping commitments will be reallocated, reduced and/or repurposed in light of the SADC withdrawal.
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