Budget strains South Africa's peace-keeping ambitions
Demands on South Africa's military are growing, but its available resources are diminishing
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- Rapid response force
- Slow implementation
- 'Beyond peacekeeping'
- AU authorisation
- Small but unaffordable
- Public relations
- Budget shortfall
- Personnel-heavy spending
- Low priority?
- Other priorities
- Heightened security demands
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_350.jpg "South African soldiers march to formation in Pretoria (Reuters/Thomas Mukoya)")