Soldiers plead for more air support in Mozambique’s battle against insurgents
/ 13 January 2022

Soldiers plead for more air support in Mozambique’s battle against insurgents

Budget deficits limit the South African National Defence Force’s ability to supply more aircraft for logistical support, attacks and evacuation

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The situation in Cuba: ‘Prisoners in South Africa live in better conditions’
/ 20 November 2021

The situation in Cuba: ‘Prisoners in South Africa live in better conditions’

South African student pilots training in Cuba complain of slave-like conditions

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SANDF sends ‘Goats’ to Mozambique to fight insurgents
/ 6 August 2021

SANDF sends ‘Goats’ to Mozambique to fight insurgents

South Africa’s new military weapon takes a leaf out of the Libyan rebel forces’ handbook as it lands in Mozambique to fight insurgents

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/ 28 December 2007

Search continues for missing aircraft

Rescue services are still searching for the Cessna 210 light aircraft that went missing on Wednesday, said South African Search and Rescue Organisation head Charles Norval on Friday. ”We haven’t had success, but are still searching. The rescue team is following all the leads,” Norval said.

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/ 13 October 2007

Female officer tried to stop deadly cannon

A female artillery officer risked her life at Lohatlha on Friday in a desperate bid to prevent members of her battery being killed by their own anti-aircraft gun. By the time the gun had emptied its twin 250-round auto-loader magazine, eight soldiers were dead. A ninth soldier, a woman, died soon after being airlifted to Bloemfontein.