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‘Our lives are hell in the military’

SOME of the 1300 SANDF soldiers who took part in a demonstration 12 years ago contrary to orders and were temporary dismissed, say the army is in contempt of court for refusing to pay them their technical allowances, which will cost the taxpayers more than R1.3 billion.

The 2008 march to the Union Buildings, in which the soldiers were demanding pay increases of up to

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