The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) will, for at least the next two months, not fire any soldiers who took part in an alleged illegal protest march at the Union Buildings in Pretoria last month.
The South African National Defence Union (Sandu) on Wednesday took Defence Minister Lindiwe Sisulu and the chief of the SANDF to court to stop its members from being dismissed and to declare the procedure adopted in dismissal notices served on them unconstitutional.
After several hours of negotiations, the minister late on Wednesday afternoon undertook not to dismiss any of Sandu's members as a result of the August 26 march, pending the finalisation of the union's urgent application.
In terms of the settlement, the SANDF may also not remove any of the soldiers' benefits, but may "redeploy" them, provided they remain geographically in the same area.
This could include placing them on special leave on full pay, with the retention of their benefits.
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