South Africa to End Its Whites-Only Draft System
<i> Reuters</i>
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa —
This country plans to scrap its whites-only system of military conscription and replace it with a voluntary army, Defense Minister Kobie Coetsee said Wednesday. Parliament will consider the change at the coming session, he said.
Under the present system, every medically fit white male citizen reports for a 12-month term of continuous training and then serves for a few weeks every year.
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