The defence minister claimed South Africa’s army ranks third in Africa, after Egypt and Algeria. Experts say numbers on paper don’t equal effectiveness.

The Infantry Formation of the SA Army now owns a new “cutting edge sniper rifle system” delivered through Project Tedu.

THE state of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is under intense scrutiny. The debacle in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) captures the crisis. Engulfed since 1994 in ...

The South African government’s defence and security acquisition and project management company, Armscor, recently hosted a ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa deployed at least 2 900 soldiers in February last year to support combating illicit armed factions in eastern DRC.

Applicants for restraining orders against the ZP include officers of the SAP, who have been victims of indiscriminate attacks by the ZP; The South African Defence Forces (SADF), although not as ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo's defence minister is currently ... United Nations peacekeeping force. Following the deaths, a row erupted between South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and ...