The Joint Standing Committee on Defence said on Friday it supported the partnership of 2 122 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers and the South African Police Service from February 1 to 28, as part of the adjusted level 3 lockdown regulations.

The extension of the deployment of the 2 122 SANDF members comes with an expected expenditure of about R64 767 486.

The 2 122 SANDF members were first deployed as part of government’s lockdown regulations from December 29 to January 31.

The committee expressed satisfaction with reasons given by President Cyril Ramaphosa for the extended deployment.