Zuma extends SANDF piracy watch

 

The SA National Defence Force (SANDF) will monitor piracy in Mozambican and Tanzanian waters until March next year, the presidency said on Tuesday.

President Jacob Zuma ordered the extension under the Constitution, spokesperson Mac Maharaj said in a statement. It would include the SANDF's regular and reserve forces.

A total of 220 members had been deployed along the Southern African coast of the Indian ocean since 26 November 2012. The service was to have ended on 31 March this year.