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Don't expect much from the first episode of the SANDF podcast. It runs for little over four minutes, detailing each branch of ...
The South African government’s defence and security acquisition and project management company, Armscor, recently hosted a Côte d’Ivoire delegation as part of strengthening defence relations between ...
Speaking during a funeral of one of the 14 soldiers killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo over a month ago, Maphaha ...
Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) recently hosted Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Major General (rtd) Bantu ...
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 ...
South African National Defence Force (SANDF ... In February, SANDF Chief General Rudzani Maphwanya indicated that M23 fighters are allegedly trained and supported by the Republic of Rwanda.
The South African National Defence Union (SANDU) has issued a strong condemnation of what it describes as a forced religious ...
Amid the uproar, Motshekga said in February that the South African National Defence Force (SANDF ... and historical value as well as a general reference." All this hasn't stopped major news ...
Nigeria has borne the brunt of Africa's most complex security crises--from insurgency in the North-East to transnational banditry across the Sahel. What is rarely spoken about, however, is the ...
The 16-member Southern African Development Community (SADC) said in mid-March it had terminated the mandate and would begin a phased withdrawal of its force, known as SAMIDRC, from Congo. The three ...
Gigaba and Legoete were addressing a peace and security cluster briefing in Parliament on Thursday, focusing mostly on the South African National Defence Force (SANDF)'s decline and shrinking budget.
According to the Sunday Times, the US has cut military assistance and cooperation with the South African National Defence Force (SANDF). The paper cited a memo dated March 13 from the US State ...