Court overturns judgment reinstating soldiers fired after absconding in Cuba

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The soldiers were dismissed in March 2019. They then approached the same court to appeal the SANDF’s decision to terminate their contracts.

The 36 soldiers in the matter before court were medical students of the SAMHS who were sent to Cuba to be trained as doctors, specifically in military medicine.

For the prescribed period of the agreement, the respondents would study military medicine at a Cuban medical facility, attending classes within the official hours; To promptly and loyally comply with all prescripts, rules regulations and orders from the Institution and the DoD for the duration of the course. Failure to adhere to the above will result in termination of one’s studies and/or repatriation at the sole discretion of the DoD; and

The soldiers arrived in two groups. The first consisted of 26 workers who in 2017 were enrolled for premedical courses and a Spanish language course. The second group was made up of nine workers, who joined the premedical course in 2018.

 

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