The governing party has been accused of abusing state resources after a delegation led by its secretary-general Ace Magashule touched down in Harare last week for a meeting with ZANU-PF counterparts.
The group, led by secretary general Ace Magashule, was in Harare this week for talks with the governing ZANU-PF following fresh reports of human rights violations in South Africa's northern neighbour.
Members of the committee said reports of abuse didn’t show the full picture and soldiers were only reacting to provocation by South Africans not observing lockdown regulations.
On Wednesday, the minister’s briefed Parliament’s joint defence committee on the deployment of 73,180 SANDF members in addition to the initial 2,820 to support the country’s fight against COVID-19.
Minister of Defence Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula commented on the death a man in Alexandra, which is alleged to have been as a result of brutality at the hands of soldiers during the lockdown operations.
The army will be deployed by the commander in chief President Cyril Ramaphosa in line with the State of Disaster Act.
The country had one of the highest incidents of abuses by armed troops, but Mapisa-Nqakula said it was still highly regarded.
She’s set up an external task team to probe the matter. The task team will be looking into cases from 2014.
Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said government moved quickly to restore law and order in the Joburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni CBDs and in KwaZulu-Natal.
The group met with the four ministers for a question and answer session, just a few minutes after President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed a march at the gates of Parliament.
Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula also commended the men and women of the defence force for how they’ve conducted themselves under extreme provocation.
Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said budget constraints mean the SANDF can’t afford to install essential technology or put the required number of boots on the ground to guard the country’s borders.
Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula on Tuesday presented the Department of Defence’s R50.5 billion budget at Parliament.
Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula visited the Vaal River System rehabilitation project which is currently underway.
Army engineers have been deployed to the troubled Emfuleni Local Municipality to try restore capacity for failing water treatment works as well as stem the flow of raw sewage into the Vaal River.
The former ministers include Mangosuthu Buthelezi, and current Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula.
Two African National Congress members and an Inkatha Freedom Party member have been killed this month.
Speaking at a briefing after delivering her budget vote in Parliament on Friday, Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said the attack should be analysed by those with the necessary expertise.
