04 May 2012 00:00 - Phillip De Wet A comprehensive review of SA's military capabilities paints a grim picture of the country's defence capabilities. Let's hope Lesotho doesn't invade.
07 Jul 2011 13:29 - Sean Christie SANDF soldiers have arrived in South Sudan to provide added security to the world's newest nation as it formally declares independence this weekend.
26 Nov 2009 15:23 - Staff Reporter Charles Nqakula will lead a team to facilitate talks on the Zimbabwean power-sharing agreement, the presidency said on Thursday.
31 May 2009 06:00 - Staff Reporter Is this President Jacob Zuma's dream team? Among the five advisers he appointed this week are two failed former Cabinet ministers and an ANC loyalist.
21 Apr 2009 11:27 - Staff Reporter Charles Nqakula will tour parts of KwaZulu-Natal with the police on Tuesday to assess security preparations ahead of Wednesday's election.
18 Mar 2009 16:11 - Staff Reporter Defence Minister Charles Nqakula will lead SA's delegation to the SADC troika meeting in Swaziland on the political upheaval in Madagascar.
20 Oct 2008 16:37 - Staff Reporter Military cooperation between SA and Botswana will be high on the agenda at a four-day meeting between that starts in Cape Town on Tuesday.
01 Oct 2008 15:33 - Staff Reporter Two South African soldiers have drowned in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Defence Minister Charles Nqakula announced on Wednesday.
04 Sep 2008 18:43 - Staff Reporter The Democratic Alliance on Thursday raised concerns over the South African Police Service's ability to undertake complex investigations.
04 Sep 2008 17:20 - Staff Reporter The DA has raised concerns over the South African Police Service's ability to undertake complex crime investigations.
25 Aug 2008 14:28 - Wendell Roelf SA, battling perceptions of being an unsafe destination ahead of 2010, has made progress in fighting violent crime, the government said on Monday.
25 Aug 2008 13:04 - Staff Reporter The scale of urbanisation in South Africa, which has seen millions move to informal settlements, was highlighted at a government briefing on Monday.
24 Aug 2008 00:00 - Staff Reporter , Adriaan Basson , Justice Department DG received a harsh rebuke from Constitutional Court judges this week over a challenge regarding the dissolution of the Scorpions.
19 Aug 2008 15:50 - Staff Reporter Johannesburg businessman Hugh Glenister's bid to stop the disbandment of the Scorpions will come before the Constitutional Court on Wednesday.
23 Jul 2008 00:00 - Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya Moya: One can break the law if that is what "simple economics" dictates is the best way to get desired outcomes.
02 Jul 2008 17:27 - Staff Reporter Crime levels in SA are a national problem and not only the responsibility of police and the government, Safety and Security Minister Charles says.
30 Jun 2008 17:36 - Staff Reporter The DA has questioned the accuracy of the latest crime statistics, saying decreases in certain categories could be due to under-reporting.
27 May 2008 10:15 - Staff Reporter On a vast rubbish-strewn field in a mining area east of Johannesburg, hundreds of destitute Africans who have fled their makeshift homes in nearby slums shiver in the morning cold. The land, covered in white tents donated by aid groups, resembles the all-too-familiar refugee camps seen across this violence-hit continent.
27 May 2008 07:11 - Paul Simao President Thabo Mbeki faces an uphill battle to remain politically relevant in his last year in office after his failure to contain an eruption of violence that has killed dozens of foreign workers in South Africa. Mbeki was already under fire for failing to prevent a crippling power shortage when mobs went on the rampage this month.
26 May 2008 18:45 - Staff Reporter Xenophobic violence against foreign nationals has been brought under control, Safety and Security Minister Charles Nqakula said on Monday. "I do believe the situation is under control ... the violence has subsided," he said at a briefing at the Union Buildings in Pretoria following an inter-governmental task team meeting with President Thabo Mbeki.
