4. Food supplies at base are limited and at times overpriced. Soldiers often have to travel long distances to the nearest town and, given the scarcity of reliable transport, contribute to an unsustainable increase in cost of living, affecting the well-being of the average soldier. SAFI stores, managed by the SANDF, fail to provide the most basic of services and products to members stationed at the base. Aside from selling limited non-perishable goods, the store mostly sells liquor. This, as pointed out by the base management and chaplain, contributes to social problems at base, often associated with the abuse of alcohol.