{"id":905,"date":"2026-07-15T07:01:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T05:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/chronic-underfunding-undermines-south-africas-defence-capabilities\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T07:01:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T05:01:03","slug":"chronic-underfunding-undermines-south-africas-defence-capabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zu_za\/ukuntuleka-kwezimali-okungapheli-kunciphisa-amandla-ezokuvikela-eningizimu-afrika\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukuntuleka Kwezimali Okungapheli Kunciphisa Amandla Ezokuvikela eNingizimu Afrika"},"content":{"rendered":"

I-South African National Defence Force (SANDF) ibhekene nenselele enkulu njengoba iningi lezinhlelo zayo lixhaswe ngemali encane nge-40% engaphezu kwe-40%, kanti isabelomali sezokuvikela sika-2025\/26 sinikeza ukwenyuka okungu-0.78% kuphela okulinganiselwe okuya ku-R55.94 billion\u2014ngaphansi kakhulu kwezinga lokukhuphuka kwentengo lika-4.4%\u2014futhi kungekho neyodwa yezindiza ze-Gripen ezingama-26 ze-Air Force ezisebenzayo njengamanje ngenxa yokuntuleka kwezinkontileka zokusekela, ngokusho kohlelo lokusebenza lonyaka lomnyango wezokuvikela luka-2026 kanye nemihlangano eminingi yephalamende.<\/p>\n

Amandla Okusebenza Athinteke Ngenxa Yokuntuleka Kwesabelomali<\/h4>\n

UMnyango Wezokuvikela uxwayise ngokuthi ukuphambuka kwesabelomali esingaba yi-R1.14 billion\u2014okumelela ukuntuleka kwezimali kwe-48%\u2014kuzolimaza abasebenzi kanye namakhono ezobunhloli. Lokhu kuza njengoba isabelomali sokuvikela sehla njengengxenye ye-GDP; ku-1%, manje sehla ngaphansi kwesilinganiso samazwe ngamazwe se-2%, njengoba kubikwe nguDkt. Sam Gulube, unobhala wezempi ophumayo kanye nonobhala wamasosha asempini. Eminyakeni engamashumi amabili edlule, isabelomali se-SANDF sehle ngesilinganiso se-5% minyaka yonke. Le nkinga iholele ekwehleni kwemibandela yangempela naphezu kwesabelomali esimi ku-R59 billion ka-2025\/26, inani elizoncipha ngo-R2 billion liye ku-R57.6 billion ngonyaka olandelayo.<\/p>\n

Ngo-2025, i-South African Air Force yathola ukwenyuka okuncane okwehluleka ukuhambisana nokwehla kwamandla emali, okwathinta ngqo ukuthengwa nokugcinwa kwempahla. Ukungabikho kwenkontileka yokusekela kusukela ngo-2021 kuye kwamisa zonke izindiza zempi ezingama-26 ze-Gripen, kunciphisa amandla omoya endaweni yesifunda lapho ukulungela kwezempi kusabalulekile khona ngezibopho zokuvikela imingcele kanye nokugcina ukuthula.<\/p>\n

Izingcingo Zezixazululo Ezinobuqhinga Phakathi Kwezingcindezi Ezikhulayo<\/h4>\n

UDkt. Sam Gulube ugcizelele imiphumela: \u201cUkwehla kwesabelomali sokuvikela kwandisa ukungezwani okuqhubekayo phakathi kokulindelekile kukahulumeni kwezokuvikela kanye nezinsizakusebenza ezibekelwe ezokuvikela, okubeka umnyango esimweni esingathandeki lapho ukulahlekelwa amakhono abalulekile okuzivikela sekuyinto engokoqobo.\u201d U-Angie Motshekga, uNgqongqoshe Wezokuvikela kanye Namasosha Asempini, uthe ngesikhathi seseshini yephalamende, \u201cSizoqhubeka nokubeka izinto eziza kuqala futhi senze okwengeziwe ngokuncane esikutholile. Lokhu kuhlanganisa nokuqinisekisa ukuthi amasosha ethu ahlonyiswe kahle ngeyunifomu, izimpahla zokuzivikela, izikhungo zokuhlala, kanye nokusekelwa ngesikhathi sokuthunyelwa.\u201d<\/p>\n

Izifundo zakamuva, ezivunyiwe ohlelweni lokusebenza olusemthethweni lwaminyaka yonke, zigcizelele ukuthi ukushoda okuqhubekayo kuyingozi yokuqothula imboni yezokuvikela yezwe kanye nekhono lokugcina abasebenzi abanamakhono. Izikhala zokusebenza kanye namasu agqanyisiwe yi-SANDF zivuselele izingcingo zokuguqulwa kwenqubomgomo okuphuthumayo kanye nesu lokuxhaswa ngezimali lesikhathi eside ukuze kubuyiselwe amandla ezempi aseNingizimu Afrika kanye nokuvikela ukuphepha kwezwe. Izilinganiso ezilandelayo zezindleko zikazwelonke, okufanele ziqashelwe ekuqaleni kuka-2027, zizobhekwa eduze nganoma yiziphi izimpawu zokushintsha okukhulu kwenqubomgomo noma ukufakwa kwezinsiza.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ukuntuleka okukhulu kwemali kuyaqhubeka nokunciphisa amandla okusebenza kwe-SANDF, njengoba izindiza zempi ezingasebenzi kanye nokunciphisa isabelomali kusongela ukuphepha kwezwe laseNingizimu Afrika.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[497,492,496,495,494,493,491],"class_list":["post-905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sa-news","tag-angie-motshekga","tag-defence-budget","tag-gripen","tag-military-funding","tag-national-security","tag-sandf","tag-south-african-national-defence-force"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nChronic Underfunding Undermines South Africa\u2019s Defence Capabilities - MK Party<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zu_za\/ukuntuleka-kwezimali-okungapheli-kunciphisa-amandla-ezokuvikela-eningizimu-afrika\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Chronic Underfunding Undermines South Africa\u2019s Defence Capabilities\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Severe underfunding continues to erode the SANDF\u2019s operational capacity, with grounded fighter jets and budget cuts threatening South Africa\u2019s national security.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zu_za\/ukuntuleka-kwezimali-okungapheli-kunciphisa-amandla-ezokuvikela-eningizimu-afrika\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"MK Party\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-07-15T05:01:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/uMkhonto-Wesizwe.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"300\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"300\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Siphiwe Khaya\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Siphiwe Khaya\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/chronic-underfunding-undermines-south-africas-defence-capabilities\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/chronic-underfunding-undermines-south-africas-defence-capabilities\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Siphiwe Khaya\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/#\/schema\/person\/9f56905371434eb29146240baa3cb283\"},\"headline\":\"Chronic Underfunding Undermines South Africa\u2019s Defence Capabilities\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-15T05:01:03+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-15T05:01:03+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/chronic-underfunding-undermines-south-africas-defence-capabilities\/\"},\"wordCount\":420,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"Angie Motshekga\",\"Defence budget\",\"Gripen\",\"military funding\",\"national security\",\"SANDF\",\"South African National Defence Force\"],\"articleSection\":[\"SA News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"zu\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/chronic-underfunding-undermines-south-africas-defence-capabilities\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/chronic-underfunding-undermines-south-africas-defence-capabilities\/\",\"name\":\"Chronic Underfunding Undermines South Africa\u2019s Defence Capabilities - 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