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SA Parliamentary committee seeks DR Congo troop and PME withdrawal detail
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 ...
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Retired, experienced two-star is new Reserve Force Council chair
The new man heading up the Reserve Force Council (RFC) in South Africa is retired Major General Gordon Yekelo, a former ...
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Parliament slams costly Project Thusano, urges termination of “rebranded” Project Kgala
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 ...
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Soldiers applauded for assisting bus crash victims
Members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) on Tuesday 11 March provided “outstanding assistance” to victims ...
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Reforming South Africa’s police: Ian Cameron’s perspective
Chairman of the Portfolio Committee on Police, Ian Cameron, recently shared his insights on the state of policing in South Africa, touching on key issues such as crime prevention, police restructuring ...
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Denel’s move into the Department of Defence to cost R67 million
As the Department of Public Enterprises has ceased to exist, state-owned defence conglomerate Denel is being moved into the Department of Defence (DoD), and over the next three years, R66.5 million of ...
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Cross-border contraband and drug smuggling drop in February
South Africa’s first line of border protection in the form of 15 companies of mostly infantry soldiers deployed along just on ...
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Video: 2025 Public-Private Partnerships for Defence & Security Conference
Public-Private Partnerships for Defence & Security Conference, hosted by the Aerospace, Maritime and Defence Industries Association of South Africa (AMD) in partnership with defenceWeb, successfully ...
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Peace in Sudan: a fresh mediation effort is needed – how it could work
Intense fighting has ravaged Sudan since 15 April 2023. The war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and its erstwhile comrades-in-arms, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, has created one of the ...
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Criminality will be ‘dealt with decisively’ says Eskom
Eskom, in collaboration with the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) Energy Safety and Security Priority Committee, is continuing its crackdown on criminality within the ...
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SADC to withdraw troops from the DRC
A Southern African Development Community (SADC) extraordinary summit on Thursday terminated the mandate of the SADC Mission ...
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Defence budget remains stagnant despite R5 billion allocation for DRC deployment
South Africa’s defence budget has increased by just R400 million from 2024/25 to R55.94 billion for the 2025/26 financial ...