Parliament - The navy has warned that if it does not get more funding the country’s submarines and frigates would soon be in a state of disrepair and threaten national security. Chief of the navy Vice Admiral Mosiwa Hlongwane told Parliament budget cuts by the National Treasury had led to the submarines and frigates not being maintained as required.He said the budget cuts had been going on for some time and the country faced the risk of not having a navy to be able conduct operations at sea.
He warned that if no maintenance was done now, the country would be left with one submarine and one frigate in 2021. Members of the joint standing committee on defence agreed that the urgent maintenance of frigates and submarines was needed to avoid any security risk.
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