COSATU says death of 14 soldiers in DRC can be linked directly to austerity budget cuts [SOUND]

# COSATU says the death of 14 South African Defence Force solders in the Democratic Republic of the Congo last month can be linked directly to austerity budget cuts. Speaking at the conclusion of the labour federation’s executive committee meeting yesterday, spokesperson Zanele Sabela says this left the defence force without adequate resources, exposed its personnel to harm, and its injured not attended to. Sabela added at the height of its success, Denel was counted among the world’s best producers of military equipment, both aerospace and land: