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National Treasury fires back at SANDF budget challenges claims

# National Treasury says it is concerned at the comments made by Navy Chief, Admiral Monde Lobese, on the budget of the South African National Defence Force. He accused Treasury of sabotaging the SANDF by holding back funds, and thereby risking the country’s national security. The Department of Defence has been allocated 57.2-billion-rand for the 2025/2026 financial year. Treasury says internal resource allocation in the department is the responsibility of the accounting office, and if a particular division believes they are underfunded, the matter should be addressed internally.