Defence Minister Angie Motshekga delivered her Budget Vote in Parliament on Wednesday. EFF demands the immediate redirection of resources away from colonial relics and bureaucratic bloat, toward genuine military modernisation, veteran welfare, forensic audits of all irregular procurement, and the suspension of those responsible for this rot, writes Carl Niehaus.
This speech by EFF MP and Permanent Representative on the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans, and Join Standing Committee on Defence Carl Niehaus was delivered in Parliament in response to Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Angie Motshekga's budget vote speech.
Honourable Speaker, Honourable Members of this House,
The Economic Freedom Fighters rises to reject, in the strongest possible terms, Votes 23 and 26 – the budgets for the Department of Defence and the Department of Military Veterans, including Armscor, Denel and the Castle Control Board. We cannot and we will not support these votes.
These budgets represent not mere fiscal failure, but a deliberate, managed decline of our national defence capability and a shameful betrayal of the men and women who sacrificed everything for South Africa’s liberation.
