Question NW1748 to the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
07 January 2025 - NW1748
Hattingh, Mr C to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
How does the defence budgetary constraints impact on training at the military schools, military colleges, the Military Academy and the SA Army Technical Training Centre?
Reply:
For force preparation to be conducted optimally, other system elements such as facilities, equipment, technology, information and sustainment to count but the main ones, are in place. Whilst the SANDF is under financial strain and thinly spread, the necessary training continues. The institutions mentioned have graduated and passed out members as scheduled and will have new intakes in 2025. At the military academy a number of students graduated with degrees in various fields as conferred by the Faculty of Military Science of the University of Stellenbosch. The SA Army Technical Training Centre concluded the annual military Exercise Vuk'uhlome at Lohatla during November 2024 as scheduled.
This exercise integrated the SA Army combat systems, mainly supported by the South African Air Force (SAAF), South African Military Health Services and other SANDF divisions respectively. Therefore, training at various military schools and colleges, the military academy and the SA Army Technical Training Centre continues as scheduled.