Don’t blame soldiers, blame budget that bled defence dry
Author says recent soldier deaths tracking zama zamas show the military is ill-equipped to help cops, let alone fight full-scale conflict.
However, because successive governments have bled the defence budget dry, the military is ill-equipped to help the cops, never mind engage in a full-scale conflict to protect the sovereignty of the country.
And, because they are in situations for which they are not trained, there are occasional mishaps and even deaths – as there have been recently – as troops have died in border control operations and efforts to track down underground zama zamas.
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