Treasury gives broke military medical fund R840m shot in the arm
A fund that provides healthcare to thousands of retired soldiers has been thrown an R840 million lifeline by Treasury to keep its services running amid a deepening financial crisis.
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A fund that provides healthcare to thousands of retired soldiers has been thrown an R840 million lifeline by Treasury to keep its services running amid a deepening financial crisis.
Defence Minister Angie Motshekga has promised retired soldiers that they will continue to receive healthcare, while admitting that their medical fund is “unsustainable” in its current state.
It is time for government to get its priorities straight and stop giving political appointments and government pay increases higher than inflation.