Newly appointed Defence Minister Motshekga dismisses naysayers

JOHANNESBURG - Newly appointed Defence Minister Angie Motshekga has dismissed naysayers who've criticised her appointment amid questions about her military experience. 

Motshekga previously served as the Minister of Basic Education.

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She said she does not need to be a soldier to be an effective minister in her new department.

"I understand that my responsibility is not to be a soldier, but in the department, there's civic responsibility to run the department and also make sure that the instructions of Cabinet especially in the department are implemented to the full, so I don't need to be a soldier to say this is the budget that should go into human resources..."