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Rishi Sunak has launched an employment scheme to help veterans secure high-paid jobs using skills they have developed in the military.

Its the first post-service job as a veteran thats critical, as it is the one that gets you on your feet, says Lt Col Stuart Crawford.

Under the plan, businesses will be encouraged to hire veterans in areas such as cyber, digital, manufacturing, energy, and financial and professional services.

The cut in service days for part-time soldiers shows how less defence funding is hamstringing the SANDF in its constitutional mandate.

Residents around a chrome mine in Sekhukhune have accused president Cyril Ramaphosa of depriving them of an income by deploying the army

South Africa: President bolsters anti-crime Operation Prosper with South African National Defence Force (SANDF) employment

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s deployment of 3,300 South African National Defence Force members to help police combat illegal mining has been welcomed. However, there are concerns their six-month deployment might not be enough.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has deployed about 3 300 soldiers from the South African National Defence Force to assist the police in fighting crime.

Despite increasing crime rates in South Africa, Deputy President Paul Mashatile on Thursday expressed his full confidence in police minister Bheki Cele, his deputy Cassell Mathale and national commissioner Gen Fannie Masemola.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has deployed about 3 300 SANDF soldiers to assist the police in fighting crime. Here is more information.