It agreed to formulate a new health classification policy within six months.
This followed an application before the court to force the SANDF to change its policies preventing people with HIV from being deployed externally, from being given promotions as well as from getting a job in the armed forces.
Instead of opposing the case further, the defence force agreed to formulate a new policy.
The court ordered that its discriminatory policy be set aside and a new health classification policy be formulated.
The application was brought by the AIDS Law Project, acting on behalf of the SA Security Forces Union (SASFU) and individual members of the SANDF.
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