Islamist militants are exerting growing military strength in targeting the state forces and civilians across several regions of the continent, the Armed ...

Durban’s King Shaka International Airport (KSIA) has become one of only two airports on the African continent to operate purpose-built bird detection radar, ...

South Africa recorded a 9.5% decrease in murders during the fourth quarter of the 2025/26 financial year, with 546 fewer people killed compared with the same ...

Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga and her two deputies racked up a R14 million travel bill in the period ...

The challenges facing South Africa’s justice system are numerous and well known; limited resources, corruption, ageing ...

DefenceWeb is Africa's largest and most trusted online source of news, information, research and insight on aerospace, ...

South Africa, along with other United Nations (UN) member countries, will mark the world body’s international commemoration of peacekeepers on Friday 29 May with a parade at the SA Army mobilisation ...

South African Deputy President Paul Mashatile told a Parliamentary questioner “a range of strategic adjustments to deal with gang-related and organised crime” was in the SA Police Service (SAPS) ...

A Brigadier General attached to the Defence Intelligence Division of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has been arrested on a charge of corruption involving R1.5 million. The National ...

Although the South African defence budget allocates 65% of its funds to paying salaries, when other expenses are taken into account it is in fact closer to 70%, leaving little for operations, and ...

Warrants of arrest have been issued for six members of the South African Special Forces after they failed to surrender themselves. They are accused of murdering a Hawks investigator, amongst others.