Sisulu's motorcade stoned in DRC
- 28 Nov 2011 09:47 - Staff Reporter
- Defence Minister Lindiwe Sisulu's motorcade was threatened and stoned in the Democratic Republic of Congo at the weekend.
SA, Moz and Tanzania in 'innovative' anti-piracy pact
- 15 Nov 2011 07:09 - Staff Reporter
- South Africa and Mozambique have signed an agreement to join forces with Tanzania to fight piracy in Southern African waters.
Now it's AdoAir vs air force
- 11 Nov 2011 00:00 - Staff Reporter
- Company that loses contract takes defence department to court to explain its decision.
SA's military needs more money, says Sisulu
- 12 Oct 2011 12:22 - Staff Reporter
- The defence department's "hopelessly inadequate" budget is affecting its operations, says Defence and Military Veterans Minister Lindiwe Sisulu.
Sisulu: Piracy threat growing in Southern Africa
- 25 Jul 2011 20:59 - Staff Reporter
- Southern Africa must be on high alert as the region's shipping lanes are increasingly vulnerable to piracy, Defence Minister Lindiwe Sisulu says.
Defence minister reinstates Ngobeni after Manuel attack
- 04 Jul 2011 20:44 - Staff Reporter
- Defence Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has reinstated her legal adviser Paul Ngobeni, after he was caught up in a spat with Planning Minister Trevor Manuel.
Sisulu to sue union boss
- 13 May 2011 19:18 - Staff Reporter
- Defence Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has threatened to sue SANDF Union organiser, Jeff Dubazana, after he allegedly called her a liar.
Making moolah for SA's military forces
- 21 Apr 2011 00:00 - Mmanaledi Mataboge
- The SANDF will soon generate income to cover needs that the force's shrinking budgets cannot meet.
Air force wanted to buy six VIP jets
- 08 Apr 2011 00:00 - Mmanaledi Mataboge
- The business jet controversially bought for the use of former president Thabo Mbeki in 2001 is not good enough for President Jacob Zuma.
Groundwork for war vets Bill 'flawed'
- 11 Mar 2011 11:35 - Lynley Donnelly
- In a hard-hitting analysis, the Institute for Security Studies has lambasted the ministerial report on which the Military Veterans Bill is based.
Navy keeps eye on piracy threat
- 22 Feb 2011 15:20 - Mandy Rossouw
- An attempt by pirates to hijack a Mozambican ship off the coast of that country led SA to use its naval capabilities to monitor threats in SA waters.
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Issue of defence unions a priority
- 16 Feb 2011 07:59 - Staff Reporter
- The issue of whether unions should be "removed" from the SANDF has been identified as a priority and must be concluded this year.
Defence union says Sisulu should be removed
- 03 Dec 2010 17:44 - Staff Reporter
- The South African Defence Union said on Friday Defence Minister Sisulu should be removed from her post in the interests of South Africa.
End to unions in SANDF imminent
- 03 Dec 2010 10:58 - Mmanaledi Mataboge
- Defence Minister Lindiwe Sisulu says action will be taken 'once all the building blocks are in place'.
In this week's M&G
- 02 Dec 2010 19:59 - Staff Reporter
- From Nyanda's arms-deal home to Mugabe's WikiLeaks godsend, read our teaser of what you can expect in Friday's Mail & Guardian newspaper.
Defence force union wins court battle over dismissals
- 01 Dec 2010 11:35 - Staff Reporter
- The SA National Defence Union on Wednesday won its court battle to stop the SANDF firing more than 1 000 soldiers.
Further delays in release of military report finding
- 25 Nov 2010 17:17 - Lynley Donnelly
- Suspense around the findings of a report into the service conditions for South African troops is set to continue.
ANC's Booi replaced after tension with minister
- 18 Nov 2010 17:11 - Staff Reporter
- Nyamezeli Booi has been replaced as chairperson of the defence and military veterans portfolio committee. Malusi Motimele will take over.
DA shadow minister thrown out of Parliament
- 11 Nov 2010 18:16 - Glynnis Underhill
- The DA's shadow minister for defence, David Maynier, was expelled from Parliament on Thursday after refusing to apologise to Lindiwe Sisulu.
Defence minister threatens DA with defamation suit
- 02 Nov 2010 16:49 - Staff Reporter
- Defence Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has sent DA MP David Maynier a lawyer's letter over statement that she misled Speaker Max Sisulu.
