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South African Military and Medical Services

A400M, one of south african military planes

BATHO PELE - putting people first

South African Military currently increased its budget on army equipment.  The purchase of many aircrafts has caused a lot of debate in South Africa.

 

SA Military branches:

South African National Defense Force: Army, Navy, Air Force, and Medical Services

SA Military manpower - military age:

18 years of age (2004 est.)

Military manpower - availability:

males age 15-49: 11,924,500 (2004 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service:

males age 15-49: 7,247,696 (2004 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually:

males: 471,221 (2004 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure:

$2,653.4 million (2003)

South African Military expenditures - percent of GDP:

1.7% (2003)

SA Army - note:

with the end of apartheid and the establishment of majority rule, former military, black homelands forces, and ex-opposition forces were integrated into the South African National Defense Force (SANDF); as of 2003 the integration process was considered complete

 

Disputes - international:

managed dispute with Namibia over the location of the boundary in the Orange River

Illicit drugs:

transshipment center for heroin, hashish, marijuana, and cocaine; cocaine consumption on the rise; world's largest market for illicit methaqualone, usually imported illegally from India through various east African countries; illicit cultivation of marijuana; attractive venue for money launderers given the increasing level of organized criminal and narcotics activity in the region

Source:  CIA Fact Book and the joinafrica team

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  • Did you notice the map of South Africa? How many countries are in the map of South Africa?

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