Eight years ago “the somewhat dilapidated state” of ex-SA Air Force (SAAF) Canadair CL-13B Sabre Mk 6 (361) at the Air Force Museum headquarters outside Pretoria saw an enthusiastic group of newcomers ...

A Southern African Development Community (SADC) extraordinary summit on Thursday terminated the mandate of the SADC Mission ...

As the Department of Public Enterprises has ceased to exist, state-owned defence conglomerate Denel is being moved into the ...

South Africa’s first line of border protection in the form of 15 companies of mostly infantry soldiers deployed along just on ...

Members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) on Tuesday 11 March provided “outstanding assistance” to victims ...

The new man heading up the Reserve Force Council (RFC) in South Africa is retired Major General Gordon Yekelo, a former ...

South Africa’s defence budget has increased by just R400 million from 2024/25 to R55.94 billion for the 2025/26 financial ...

In the wake of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) being ended, a South African parliamentary defence oversight committee wants clarity on ...

Milkor has made significant strides in expanding its presence across all spheres of defence and security. This was particularly evident at the IDEX and NAVDEX 2025 exhibitions in Abu Dhabi last month ...

Imports of major arms by African states fell by 44% between 2015–19 and 2020–24, which was mainly due to decreases in the ...

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has opened its Military Skills Development System (MSDS) applications for 2026, allowing young and deserving South Africans the chance to join the ...

In a recent parliamentary hearing this week, the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans (PCDMV) conducted a critical review of Project Thusano, a long-standing bilateral agreement ...