Denel’s skills exodus threatens SA’s defence independence
According to the report, during the financial year under review, the company recruited technical skills in different areas and that the rebuilding process has started.
In Denel’s 2025/26 annual report to Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans on Friday, 9 October, the entity acknowledged that it had lost a significant number of engineers, technologists, scientists and technicians.
The entity’s latest report identifies research and development, technical recruitment, innovation and the execution of new and legacy contracts as priorities for its recovery.
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