4 天之前 · An assault on SAPS is an assault on the state, Mashatile warns ProtectionWeb – 5 September 2024 Three dead after NIU members ambushed outside Mthatha premises ProtectionWeb – 5 September 2024 More focus needed on sexual violence against males in Sudan ISS Africa – 5 September 2024 UN chief warns Africa’s inadequate access to debt relief is recipe for social unrest Reuters – 5 ...

2025年2月1日 · The death of South African soldiers on a Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has sparked fierce debate about the deployment of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers there. Some, including political parties, have questioned whether the soldiers were adequately trained, equipped and supported. Lindy Heinecken has […]

4 天之前 · South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will be in Dar es Salaam on Saturday for the jointly hosted summit on the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where the future of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Mission in the DRC will be high on the agenda. Confirmation of his attendance comes at the same time […]

Deputy Defence Minister Bantu Holomisa believes that public-private partnerships (PPPs) provide the agility, innovation, and resource mobilisation needed to keep South Africa’s defence systems... Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga stands accused of “trying to spin herself out ...

2025年1月3日 · Denel is upgrading its Umkhonto surface-to-air missile (SAM) from the current Infra-Red (IR) Block II version to a more powerful weapon with better intercept capabilities. This will be good news for Denel’s customers, including the South African Navy (SAN), the Finnish Navy and the Algerian Navy, all of whom currently use the Umkhonto. Also, the […]

2024年1月10日 · As South Africa enters 2024, the state of its defence industry is taking centre stage, urging the need for a comprehensive strategy to propel it forward. The nation finds itself perched on the precipice of opportunity, with four potential arms supply segments capable of generating over $1 billion in revenue each. 2023 ended with two […]

2024年12月3日 · The South African National Defence Force (SANDF), through its Defence Corporate Communications division, last week organised a visit to the Musina border area to show the media how the military is patrolling the country’s borders under Operation Corona. Under the command of Joint Tactical Headquarters Limpopo, 10 Anti-Aircraft Regiment (AA) deployed to safeguard South Africa’s […]

5 天之前 · “From the AG’s report, it is clear that Operation Thusano should have been cancelled as early as 2022. The SANDF cannot afford the further R1.2 billion Cuba is expected to make from Thusano,” Gotsell said, adding that the watered-down, defenceless, and resource-drained SANDF “paid the ultimate price when 13 of its soldiers were killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo this past ...

2024年10月31日 · If South Africa is successful in addressing the remaining action items in the next reporting cycle the February 2025 FATF plenary will authorise an onsite visit by the FATF Africa Joint Group to confirm assessment on progress of all action items.

2024年11月19日 · More appallingly, according to Gotsell, while the SANDF commenced a military review in 2015, the Auditor General (AG) report on the DoD for 2023/24 shows that zero of the Department’s target to evaluate the SA Defence Review 2015 has been achieved, the Gotsell statement, released today (19 November) reads further.