Firm hires soldiers for R200m mission - SA

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A Cape Town security personnel recruitment firm has won a R200-million contract to put South African military and intelligence operatives to work in a neighbouring state.

The people taken on for a six-month deployment abroad will be paid R50 000 a month.

International Intelligence Risk Management convened a recruitment meeting attended by more than 300 former soldiers and security force members in Parow last week.

According to job contracts signed by Johnathan Constable, Risk Management's chief executive, the successful applicants will be required to do security-related work "in an undisclosed foreign country".

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=vn20040721100434279C427813

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1. That's about US$8200/mo

South Africa : News
'Mercenary firm' shuts up shop
15/07/2004 23:35 - (SA)
Ziegfried Ekron and Nicolene Louw

Cape Town - A recruitment company that was trying to hire 500 mercenaries in the Western Cape appears to have shut up shop in a hurry.
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According to a neighbour, staff at NLJ Staff Placements moved out about 14:00 on Thursday. They carried out cardboard boxes and drove off, said the woman.
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According to him, those involved initially heard they would be guarding Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.

But, he said he pulled out when he realised "they would be deployed in the DRC".
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http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_1558481,00.html


NZ outlaws mercenaries
01/07/2004 09:47 - (SA)

Wellington - A bill making it an offence to recruit, use, finance or train mercenaries was passed by New Zealand's parliament on Thursday.

The Mercenary Activities (Prohibition) Bill also makes it an offence to take part in a war, or an act of violence, as a mercenary.
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http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,,2-10-1462_1551004,00.html