South African Defence Force

Friday

/ 13 November 2023

Giving apartheid the finger

The End Conscription Campaign was the poster child for irreverent, powerful protest

By Charles Leonard

Friday

/ 29 October 2023

Trauma, silence and complicity

Matthew Robinson’s film ‘Conscripted Poet’ delves into the stories of former apartheid soldiers

By Scott Peter Smith

Politics

/ 9 December 2022

Military veterans plan R10 billion class action

The former soldiers want the state to pay them R4 million each in reparations

By Paddy Harper

National

/ 22 September 2021

South African soldiers have been fighting in a distant land for 20 years

Troops were sent to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2001 as part of the UN peacekeeping mission that became an offensive against rebels

By Erika Gibson

Friday

/ 1 May 2021

Matthew Krouse’s ‘mid-career retrospective of a no career’

An exhibition of Matthew Krouse’s underground films reveal an agitator awed by the tradition of ‘dirty queens’

By Sean O Toole

Coronavirus

/ 21 May 2020

Police release guidelines for the use of force during lockdown

The guidelines follow a court order in the case of Collins Khosa, who died after an alleged assault by members of the army and the Johannesburg metro police

By Franny Rabkin

Coronavirus

/ 15 May 2020

Why calling the police is not an option for me

Brutality at the hands of those meant to protect us is just too common in our society and is mostly targeted at poor, black people

By Koketso Moeti

Article

/ 30 April 2020

Mapisa-Nqakula: Investigation into Khosa’s death almost complete

The defence minister said allegations in court papers that she had violated people’s rights had no basis in law

By Franny Rabkin

Article

/ 27 April 2020

Tobacco and a tipple gave comfort during times of war

Allied forces in the two world wars were provided with cigarettes. The anti-smoking Nazis used taxes on tobacco to help fill Germany’s depleted coffers

By Will Gordon

Article

/ 27 March 2020

Three-month Covid-19 deployment of SANDF planned

Ramaphosa tells Parliament that the military deployment to curb Covid-19 will cost more than R600-million

By Lester Kiewit

Article

/ 25 March 2020

Pandemics: A social justice issue

Framing coronavirus as a security threat is not the only possible approach

By Ayesha Jacub

Article

/ 4 February 2020

Arrest warrant issued for no-show Zuma

The high court wants more details about the nature of the illness preventing the former president from appearing on corruption charges

By Paddy Harper

Article

/ 2 October 2018

South African phones targeted by notorious ‘governments only’ spyware

Journalists warned to be extra-vigilant with their digital security

By Simon Allison

Article

/ 14 September 2018

New play unearths apartheid doctor Basson’s trial

The stage play Coast,takes you back to Wouter Basson’s court testimony regarding Project Coast that executed the murders of Swapo operatives

By Kwanele Sosibo

Article

/ 6 April 2018

Five thousand youths to get infrastructure maintenance training

There are vast opportunities for those who can keep government departments functioning

By Staff Reporter

Africa

/ 23 June 2017

UN cutback plan ‘betrays’ Darfur

Reducing the size of the peacekeeping mission will endanger civilians, say critics of the move

By Simon Allison

Article

/ 1 September 2014

Zuma to head talks on Lesotho crisis

Talks between SADC officials are expected to resume on Monday to discuss a peaceful solution to Lesotho’s attempted military coup.

By Reuters

Article

/ 1 April 2013

DA wants SA’s Central African Republic troops home

The DA wants Parliament to force the withdrawal of SA troops from the Central African Republic – but whether any troops remain there is not clear.

By Phillip De Wet

Article

/ 9 November 2012

PW Botha’s secret stroke blocked path of reform

Did the rupture of a blood vessel in PW Botha’s brain prevent SA from starting the process of a negotiated settlement in 1985 rather than in 1990?

By Max Du and Preez Author

Article

/ 30 August 2012

Army tells obese soldiers to shape up

Nearly 10% of SA’s 60 000 soldiers are overweight or obese, according to the findings of a report being circulated among all army personnel.

By Sapa

Article

/ 22 March 2012

Poor left behind in Angola’s boom

Oil riches have not trickled down to the majority of the people of Angola.

By Louise Redvers

Article

/ 1 April 2011

Extinction threat ups hunters’ game

Soaring demand means syndicates are stockpiling rhino horn against future scarcity, writes <b>Fiona Macleod</b>.

By Fiona Macleod

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Article

/ 3 December 2010

Defence union says Sisulu should be removed

The South African Defence Union said on Friday Defence Minister Sisulu should be removed from her post in the interests of South Africa.

By Staff Reporter

Article

/ 3 December 2010

End to unions in SANDF imminent

Defence Minister Lindiwe Sisulu says action will be taken ‘once all the building blocks are in place’.

By Mmanaledi Mataboge

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Article

/ 26 August 2009

Police use rubber bullets to disperse soldiers

Tshwane police on Wednesday used rubber bullets and teargas to disperse about 1 000 soldiers attempting to gain access to the Union Buildings.

By Staff Reporter

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Article

/ 26 August 2009

Court declares soldiers’ march illegal

A planned protest march by South African army soldiers over salaries was declared illegal by the High Court in Pretoria on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter

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Article

/ 6 August 2008

New book pays tribute to late Bush War soldiers

A book in memory of South African Defence Force soldiers who died in the Bush War between 1966 and 1994 will be launched this weekend.

By Staff Reporter

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Article

/ 25 April 2008

Almost on the stroke of midnight last Sunday, a giant of the liberation struggle — but also a top-class mathematician and a trained traditional healer — drew his last breath. Lieutenant General Andrew Masondo, or ”Comrade Dillinger”, as he was widely known, finally succumbed to long illness.

By Staff Reporter

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Article

/ 28 March 2008

A life of justice and openness

The life of Ivan Toms, who died in Cape Town on March 25, was shaped by his commitment to justice and innate sense of humanity. One of his proudest moments was receiving the Order of the Baobab for ”his outstanding contribution to the struggle against apartheid and sexual discrimination”.

By Di McIntyre

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Article

/ 25 March 2008

Ivan Toms, ‘bravest of the brave’, dies in Cape Town

Cape Town’s director of health, former anti-conscription campaigner Ivan Toms, was found dead in his home on Tuesday morning, police said. Police spokesperson Superintendent Billy Jones said foul play was not suspected at this stage. He said police used a key from a neighbour to gain access to Toms’ Mowbray home at about 9.30am.

By Staff Reporter

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Article

/ 13 March 2008

SA delegation to trek to Cuito Cuanavale

A Parliamentary delegation will depart from Pretoria on Friday in a convoy to Cuito Cuanavale to commemorate the battle that took place there during the Angolan war. The delegation includes military veterans from both sides, representatives from government, scholars and civil society, Parliament said in a statement.

By Staff Reporter

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Article

/ 19 November 2007

Wouter Basson denies unprofessional conduct

While he might have been part of the apartheid government’s secret chemical and biological warfare programme, he did not act unprofessionally, Wouter Basson said on Monday. Basson pleaded not guilty to six charges brought against him at the Health Professions Council of South Africa. The charges relate to his time as head of the apartheid government’s chemical and biological warfare project.

By Louis Oelofse

Older posts

Giving apartheid the finger

Trauma, silence and complicity

Military veterans plan R10 billion class action

South African soldiers have been fighting in a distant land for 20 years

Matthew Krouse’s ‘mid-career retrospective of a no career’

Police release guidelines for the use of force during lockdown

Why calling the police is not an option for me

Mapisa-Nqakula: Investigation into Khosa’s death almost complete

Tobacco and a tipple gave comfort during times of war

Three-month Covid-19 deployment of SANDF planned

Pandemics: A social justice issue

Arrest warrant issued for no-show Zuma

South African phones targeted by notorious ‘governments only’ spyware

New play unearths apartheid doctor Basson’s trial

Five thousand youths to get infrastructure maintenance training

UN cutback plan ‘betrays’ Darfur

Zuma to head talks on Lesotho crisis

DA wants SA’s Central African Republic troops home

PW Botha’s secret stroke blocked path of reform

Army tells obese soldiers to shape up

Poor left behind in Angola’s boom

Extinction threat ups hunters’ game

Defence union says Sisulu should be removed

End to unions in SANDF imminent

Police use rubber bullets to disperse soldiers

Court declares soldiers’ march illegal

New book pays tribute to late Bush War soldiers

A young heart

A life of justice and openness

Ivan Toms, ‘bravest of the brave’, dies in Cape Town

SA delegation to trek to Cuito Cuanavale

Wouter Basson denies unprofessional conduct

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