None of the South African Air Force’s 18 Agusta A109 helicopters are being used, because there is no money to operate them, say reports.
The incorrect use of bulletproof vests in the Battle of Bangui in the CAR has been blamed for the deaths of 15 South African soldiers.
The South African National Defence Force has grounded a civilian aircraft for illegally violating the airspace above Waterkloof Air Force Base.
Nelson Mandela’s physician of many years, Vejaynand Ramlakan, has arrived at the hospital where the former president remains in a critical condition.
Two women, a civilian and a medic, have received a special mention for bravery in the CAR from Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula.
Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has ordered further investigations into allegations of assault at the Army Infantry School in Oudtshoorn.
The alleged abuse of recruits at the Army Infantry School in Oudtshoorn is not in the interests of the military, says the IFP.
A young army recruit is in danger of losing the use of an arm after he and 10 others were punished for going to a pub without permission.
South Africans have been insulted by the Gupta family’s alleged misuse of government resources, Cosatu has said.
The Gupta family’s use of the Waterkloof Air Force Base in Pretoria constitutes an abuse of state resources and should be investigated, says the DA.
The military is not aware of any permission granted for the Gupta family to use the Waterkloof Air Force Base in Pretoria, says the SANDF.
Germany’s Foreign Affairs Minister Guido Westerwelle has lauded South Africa for its interventions in strife-torn countries on the African continent.
Government has sought to clarify the apparent contradiction on whether it’s ready to send troops to the Central African Republic or not.
Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has assured Parliament that South Africa will not be sending its troops back to the Central African Republic.
Claims that South African soldiers in Sudan have not been getting their fortnightly allowance from the UN are unfounded, says SANDF.
Leaders from the Economic Community of Central African States have begged President Jacob Zuma to redeploy troops to the Central African Republic.
President Jacob Zuma has extended the deployment of the SA National Defence Force in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan until April next year.
South Africa will send troops to the DRC as part of a UN mission to neutralise armed groups in the conflict-torn east of the country.
President Jacob Zuma’s deployment of troops to CAR followed urgent requests to unlock equipment donation.
Watch the M&G’s video analysis of South Africa’s disastrous military deployment in the Central African Republic, in our latest M&G hangout.
South African army casualties in the Central African Republic two weeks ago may have been dramatically higher than the military has been telling us.
There has been no official confirmation that South African troops and equipment have been shipped to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.
A fortnight after 13 South African soldiers died in the battle for Bangui, much remains unclear about what happened, and why.
South Africa took a unilateral decision to remove SANDF troops from the CAR and was not pressured into doing so, according to the government.
Jacob Zuma gave a new reason for SA troops sent to the Central African Republic, while attacking his critics and the media. But neither has hit home.
Families of 13 SA soldiers killed in the Central African Republic have arrived for the memorial service at the Swartkop Air Force Base in Pretoria.
The Democratic Alliance’s call for all SA troops to be withdrawn from the Central African Republic is misguided and ill-advised, the ANC has said.
SA soldiers who survived a rebel takeover of the CAR are traumatised after discovering later that some of the rebels killed were child soldiers.
President Jacob Zuma has sent his condolences to the families of five soldiers who died in a helicopter crash in the Kruger National Park.
It has been a difficult week for South Africa following the death of 13 soldiers at the Central African Republic.
The South African National Defence Union has announced it is suing the defence force for R1.5-million in damages for defamation.
Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula defended the deployment of troops to the CAR, saying they died in duty for their country.