SANDF’s R1.6m female shoe mission

SANDF’s R1.6m female shoe mission

Johannesburg – What do you get when you ask Armscor to design a pair of shoes? A very, very, very expensive bit of research that takes six years, lots of jargon and a product that the defence force is too shy to show Parliament.

The problem, it seems, is that women in the SANDF have unusually shaped feet.

Minister of Defence Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula told Parliament that Armscor is spending R1.595 million to design a pair of court shoes for women in the SANDF. So far, R1.2m has been spent.

The project has logged 1 608 hours over six years, including this year, and it’s not finished yet – because they haven’t got enough money – so they’ll finish in March next year.

The reply arose from questions about the progress of the shoe project from DA spokesman on Defence, MP David Maynier…

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