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Article: South Africa faces uphill battle in rehabilitating its military.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
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- November 5, 2003
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Byline: Laurie Goering
PRETORIA, South Africa _ The first large warship purchased by South Africa's navy in 18 years pulled into dock this week near Cape Town, cheered by sailors as a first step toward rebuilding the country's military infrastructure.
Over the next few years, the nation also will acquire new helicopters, submarines and jet fighters.
But revamping the human side of South Africa's struggling defense force, still in the throes of post-apartheid restructuring, isn't proving as easy.
Nearly 10 years after the country's first free elections, South Africa's military forces are weighed down by thousands of aging and ...