The peripheralisation of Africa was again evident at this month’s Munich Security Conference – the world’s premier forum on ...

Africa’s militaries are built on imported power. Foreign countries such as China, Russia, the United States, Turkey and ...

Sixty-seven first years, officially Military Academy 28 (MA28), had the privilege of recently appointed General Officer Commanding (GOC) the Department of Defence (DoD) Training Formation Major ...

Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) has facilitated the training of 80 military veterans in boiler making, fitting & turning, and CNC machining, bringing the ...

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has recommended that Home Affairs considers the vetting of all employees of the ...

In spite of Presidential assurances and some ad hoc allocations, South Africa’s defence budget will shrink by R2 billion next year.

South Africans “lured into battle lines” in the now four-year-old Russo/Ukraine conflict are either back or on their way home, according to President Cyril ...

Over a month since Will for Peace ended, followed by two Board of Inquiry (BoI) announcements into allegations around the multinational naval exercise, a ...

The South African Navy frigate SAS Amatola, currently participating in Exercise MILAN in India, will visit China, Malaysia, ...

The European Union (EU) maritime operation safeguarding freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and adjacent waters – Aspides – ...

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In the previous article, I unpacked the financial trajectory of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), showing how prolonged underfunding and rigid ...