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Whites 'shun' S Africa military The army has racial quotas The South African government says there is a shortage of white people joining the defence forces. Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekota said the military was finding it difficult to attract sufficient white candidates to reach racial quotas. Mr Lekota said many young white people were finding better opportunities for themselves in the business world. Correspondents say the army has had a delicate job of racial integration since the end of apartheid in 1994. Nationwide issue "When will we cease to be Africans, coloureds, Indians and whites and merely South Africans? This...