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The Inkatha Freedom Party calls on the Minister of Defence and
Military Veterans to immediately act against the rogue elements within
the SANDF that embarked on an illegal strike and caused chaos at the
Union Buildings yesterday.

"The IFP condemns the actions of the striking South African National
Defence Force members in the strongest possible terms as it
constitutes a serious breach of national security. The behaviour of
the striking soldiers has no place within a democratic South Africa
and bear resemblance to the behaviour one would encounter in a banana
republic," said Albert Mncwango, the IFP's national organiser and
spokesperson on defence.

Mncwango said that the SANDF soldiers had placed the entire country at risk.

"Our soldiers are in charge of the safety of every South African and
our county as a whole. The SANDF's unprofessional and unethical
behaviour yesterday amount to a violation of our constitution and we
therefore urge Minister Sisulu to take the strongest possible
disciplinary action against these soldiers," said Mncwango.

Mncwango added that while the IFP had sympathy with the plight of the
soldiers, violence should never be an option to resolve any dispute.

"We call on the SANDF to return to the negotiating table, to refrain
from again acting like hooligans and to resolve the wage dispute as a
matter of urgency. Furthermore, we call on Minister Sisulu to remove
all ill-disciplined members from the SANDF so that we can restore the
integrity and honour of the force," concluded Mncwango.