Chief, Lieutenant General Wiseman Mbambo, was in Pakistan earlier this month (July) where, reports have it, “revamping” of ...

The longstanding European Union (EU) naval operation off the east African coast – Atalanta – again showed its ability by co-ordinating the rescue of a merchant vessel crew in the Red Sea following an ...

Displaying a tenacity not often seen in Parliamentary defence oversight, a National Council of Provinces (NCOP) public representative bounced back from an attempted public humiliation to “demand full ...

Recent efforts to resolve the M23 crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have taken a new turn. After the breakdown of the Angola-led Luanda talks in mid-December 2024, a joint East ...

The Aerospace, Maritime and Defence Industries Association of South Africa (AMD) has announced a new Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson following the departure of former SA Air Force Chief Fabian ...

SA Air Force (SAAF) bases and facilities in Gauteng and Limpopo are preparing for Exercise Eagle Dawn to test capabilities and align the airborne service with deployment requirements. The exercise is ...

Since the retirement of the R-Darter, the SAAF does not have a beyond visual range air-to-air missile. This could be rectified by the Denel Dynamics Marlin, now known as the Joint Strike Missile. This ...

As South Africa’s security environment becomes increasingly complex and uncertain, the Department of Defence (DoD) finds itself on the defensive, not from external threats, but from within its own ...

The committee welcomed the ‘green shoots’ emerging in the stabilisation of Denel. For example, the committee was informed that Denel is now profitable despite its debt burden and skills shortages. The ...

As one of the 15 sub-units on active Operation Corona duty at any one time, the 5 SAI component was based at Macadamia military base tasked with keeping a weather eye on a stretch of the South African ...

In Youth Month, South Africa honors its youth, and the South African Police Service (SAPS) is celebrating the excellent young officers who embody bravery, ...

The Gauteng Provincial Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Community Safety has commended law enforcement officers from across the province for their hard work which has contributed to a reduction in ...