SA army chief: Protest bordered on mutiny

A recent clash between about 1,000 soldiers and police in the heart of South Africa’s capital does not signify wider unrest in the military’s ranks, the commander of the army said today, vowing that he won’t tolerate a lack of discipline.

In a rare news conference, Lt Gen Solly Shoke said the August 26 protest about pay and conditions that escalated into running battles with police in Pretoria bordered “on mutiny.”