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Taxpayers are set to cough up some R140 million for the deployment of 800 South African National Defence Force soldiers to help support the police in guarding Eskom power stations.
This is the second deployment this year of soldiers to help SAPS protect Eskom power stations
Members of the SANDF employed will assist SAPS in protecting Eskom power stations around the country, the President has confirmed.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorised the deployment of 880 members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to safeguard a number of Eskom power stations around the country.
President Ramaphosa authorised another deployment of SANDF members to protect power utility Eskom until October 2023.