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SA violent crime down, but still unacceptably high, Cachalia says
The acting police minister also stressed the need to tackle organised crime, which President Cyril Ramaphosa last week singled out as ‘the most immediate threat to our democracy,…
‘GNU responsible for country’s success’, MPs say in response to Ramaphosa’s Sona
Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen said much of the progress made ‘bears the unmistakable imprint of the DA’s principled participation’ in the government of national unity
M23 rebels welcome SANDF departure from Monusco
M23 president Bertrand Bisimwa accused the UN Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo of failing the people of eastern DRC
Smuggled birth control pills in demand
Female migrants cite barriers to accessing local healthcare facilities
Parties demand answers over Iran role in a SANDF naval exercise
The Democratic Alliance and ActionSA have called for a formal investigation after Defence Minister Angie Motshekga confirmed that President Cyril Ramaphosa had issued…
South Africa urges restraint and dialogue in Iran conflict
The presidency said sustainable peace and stability could only be achieved through solutions that centred on the agency of the Iranian people
Killing of Witness D casts doubt on state’s ability to protect those testifying at Madlanga commission
The inquiry into corruption in the criminal justice system will submit its interim report to President Cyril Ramaphosa by 17 December
SANDF repatriates more troops from the DRC
Personnel and equipment have been airlifted from Lubumbashi and Kinshasa to Pretoria, amid tension over unpaid allowances for soldiers
International relations department downplays US defence aid suspension
The decision was a logical consequence of Donald Trump’s decision to suspend aid to South Africa, the ministry said
SANDF: A force stretched to its limits
Despite increasing demands on the country’s defence force, funding for the military has been steadily declining
Kagame’s verbal attack complicates Ramaphosa bid to stem DRC conflict
The Rwandan president is defying international pressure to withdraw his soldiers from eastern DRC where they are backing militia
Civil war raging in DRC becomes a nightmare for South Africa
President Cyril Ramaphosa remains in direct contact with the presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and of Rwanda, the perceived backer of the M23 rebels
Political parties slate defence department, Denel after SIU uncovers procurement irregularities
In one Special Investigating Unit inquiry, Denel was paid more than R8 billion by Armscor for 264 Badger vehicles but only produced a fraction of those
Lamola condemns Rwanda’s role in DRC conflict as SA loses more soldiers
The South African Defence Force confirmed four more of its troops have died, bringing the number lost in the rebel advance on Goma to 13
ANC ‘still discussing’ no-confidence motion in Mapisa-Nqakula
The Democratic Alliance wants the motion to be debated next week