Motshekga warns anti-illegal immigration protests could distract SANDF from upcoming polls - EWN
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Defence Minister Angie Motshekga has warned that anti-illegal immigration protests in the country could distract the Defence Force from focusing on the upcoming local government elections.
Defence Minister Angie Motshekga has warned that anti-illegal immigration protests in the country could distract the Defence Force from focusing on the upcoming local government elections.
Motshekga said that he country is currently in election mode and protests in places like KwaZulu-Natal will make it difficult for the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to attend to the elections in less than a week.
She said that the deployment of 510 soldiers in KZN to maintain law and order could impact their election plan and divert their priorities.
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