Troops at power stations ‘not much help’

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Soldiers who have spent more than a month guarding Eskom power stations have had little effect on the fight against criminals sabotaging the infrastructure, say insiders.

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No that’s a shocker

Our troops couldn't defend us against an inside out umbrella, let alone a real threat.

Do you seriously think the 25 arrested thieves and saboteurs dutifully handed themselves over to police? Give SANDF their deserved respect

Ramaphosa have reduced soldiers into security guards. It's just bad to see.

🤣🤣🤣 did we expect anything else

Having troops there never made sense.

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