{"id":18529,"date":"2022-04-27T14:22:04","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T14:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/south-africa-defence-minister-to-elaborate-on-spoiled-rations-in-mozambique"},"modified":"2022-04-27T14:29:08","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T14:29:08","slug":"south-africa-defence-minister-to-elaborate-on-spoiled-rations-in-mozambique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/south-africa-defence-minister-to-elaborate-on-spoiled-rations-in-mozambique","title":{"rendered":"South Africa: Defence Minister to elaborate on spoiled rations in Mozambique"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>South Africa\u2019s Defence and Military Veterans Minister Thandi Modise has been granted time to study the Military Ombud report on bad and spoilt military rations in Mozambique so she can \u201crespond appropriately\u201d to Parliament\u2019s Joint Standing Committee on Defence (JSCD).<\/p>\n

The investigation by a team from retired lieutenant general Vusi Masondo\u2019s Centurion office was done in the wake of media reports on soldiers reportedly becoming ill after eating spoilt food and drinking apparently contaminated water in October last year. The Ombud report was tabled at a JSCD meeting last week with recommendations but it appears the committee now wants to hear from the minister in \u201can appropriate response\u201d.<\/p>\n

The JSCD said in a statement there were \u201cworrying findings\u201d in the Ombud report and it is \u201cunacceptable\u201d for soldiers to be fed \u201cspoiled food\u201d which has \u201ca direct impact on their ability to deliver on their mandate\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cFindings included confirmation the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) served rotten or spoiled food; that a mobile pantry was intermittently malfunctioning between 20 and 24 October 2021; no dedicated environmental officer was present during this period and some SANDF members were negligent in failing to ensure all food stored in a mobile pantry was properly disposed of,\u201d the JSCD statement reads.<\/p>\n

The JSCD wants Minister Modise to respond \u201cnext week\u201d but no specific date is given with its statement saying: \u201cOur decision to defer discussions is to ensure the Minister gives an account of what the Department of Defence (DoD) plans to do in light of the recommendations\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are primarily concerned about the welfare of our soldiers and that due regard must be made to ensure they are given adequate support to enable them to perform their mandate,\u201d JSCD co-chair Cyril Xaba is quoted as saying in the statement.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Mozambique. South Africa\u2019s Defence and Military Veterans Minister Thandi Modise has been granted time to study the Military Ombud report on bad and spoilt military rations in Mozambique so she can \u201crespond appropriately\u201d to Parliament\u2019s Joint Standing Committee on Defence (JSCD). 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