Regional peace in Southern Africa requires a political and military solution working in tandem
Army clampdown has led to assaults and the property of legal miners being confiscated
The hollowing out of the armed forces was laid bare in 2023, when it was disclosed that 85% of the air force’s aircraft fleet was out of action
The defence force only re-employed the woman after being threatened with litigation
The minister of defence said she was tired of anti-Russian phobia in the country
The defence force won’t be much use in preventing crime at the utility, they say
An investigation by the auditor general into the defence department’s records found that a lack of accountability and consequence management is rife
Some residents have accused the South African National Defence Force of taking too long to respond with recovery assistance
Reserve system ‘is dying, not only in relation to the age cohort, but also in relation to its infrastructure’, parliament committee told
An SANDF official admits he took a bribe over building works at the state hospital our leaders should use, but don’t. With R1-billion spent on ‘outsourcing costs’ so far, the project is still not complete
Close to half-a-billion rand was spent on revamping 1 Military Hospital, yet there is little to show for it. A long-awaited report reveals who is implicated in the malfeasance
A 40-year-old army accommodation block housing 500 soldiers was ‘upgraded’ using residents’ recreational fund contributions. But it is dangerous: other high-risk residential flats in the area have been evacuated because of dolomite corrosion.
‘The whole operation … was a process of confusion and a total lack of command … and control’
South African student pilots training in Cuba complain of slave-like conditions
Police minister Bheki Cele said they have identified the KZN, Gauteng, Eastern Cape and Western Cape provinces as high risk areas deploying a high contingent of police and SANDF
Corporal Simanga Khuselo join the peacekeeping mission in the DRC to save money to build his family a home
1 Military Hospital is in a serious state of disrepair and the report of a forensic investigation into who is to blame for the mess remains under wraps
South Africa’s new military weapon takes a leaf out of the Libyan rebel forces’ handbook as it lands in Mozambique to fight insurgents
We reveal details of the South African National Defence Force’s contribution to the Southern African Development Community’s military mission to rid Mozambique of insurgents
Vaccination capacity to be increased as the government announces financial support measures for those affected by Covid-19 restrictions and the recent civil unrest
Some blame the feud between the police minister and the national police commissioner blamed for slow reaction to unrest
But the biggest internal deployment since 1994 is not without challenges, as food, fuel and simply getting to the hotspots are problems facing the SANDF’s deployment
‘A serious military operation is yet to come. Once you disrupt Soweto, you have the attention of the country and the world’
People plundering shops and malls has spread, leaving a trail of devastation and loss of income and jobs
The rapid spread of violence and disregard for the law has been causally linked to growing economic difficulties
The private security guards were also first responders in some cases, and their helicopters provided information on emerging hotspots
Police, State Security Agency were not ‘missing in action’, says Minister Ayanda Dlodlo of violence and pillaging sweeping across parts of South Africa
Ramaphosa said opportunistic acts of criminality had no grievance or political cause that can justify violence and destruction
The Defence Force soldiers will be armed with live ammunition with strict orders not to shoot unless their lives are in danger, senior officers told the Mail & Guardian
The violence comes in the wake of protests last Friday when Zuma’s supporters went on the streets in KZN
More than 120 people have already been arrested for looting and public violence in the province
The military has been asked to step in as violence and looting continues across KZN and Gauteng