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
An internal report on sexual offences at a military academy says the defence force failed a deceased rape victim and has called for an internal investigation
United Nations money for SA peacekeepers is channelled to treasury instead of defence
Equal in word but not deed, South Africa’s female soldiers are forced to conform to masculine norms
A new report puts South African soldiers on United Nations peacekeeping missions at the top of a list of offending nations.
The report suggests South Africa is seeking closer ties with Russia on integration of the Condor project with another system being developed.
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.
President Jacob Zuma has been honoured with the second highest liberation military veterans’ medal.
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They roamed the savannahs and open plains for thousands of years, but the hunter-gatherer lifestyle of Southern Africa’s San tribes is slowly being squeezed towards extinction. About 30 000 San remain in Namibia, with the Haikom and Juhoansi the largest groups.