Thandi Modise
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Department of defence still reviewing SA-Cuba agreements
It has been 19 months since then defence minister Thandi Modise said the bilateral agreement and its controversial sub-contracts were being assessed
High-ranking ANC ministers lose seats as MK party rises in South African elections
There will be no return to parliament for Bheki Cele and Thulas Nxesi on the slimmer ANC list
Security cluster will leave ‘nothing to chance’ in upcoming general elections
Defence Minister Thandi Modise says the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster will protect the public
Recording alleges that gangsters, drugs fund the Patriotic Alliance
A regional treasurer has been caught explaining how the PA has allegedly been financed
Almost 3000 military vets push ahead with reparations claim of R4.2m each
The claim is based on the R500 000 each veteran was promised in 1994, which they say today works out to be R4.2 million.
Mojapelo panel has six weeks to investigate Russian ship arms claim
Headed by a retired supreme court of appeal judge, the panel will look into what transpired and whether legal obligations were flouted
Lady R, the talk of Simon’s Town when residents had front seat view of the Russian ship
The harbour master was ordered to allow the Russian cargo vessel to dock at the naval port and told not to board it
Is Ramaphosa’s South Africa still a player on the continent?
The country’s role in Africa has diminished somewhat since the Thabo Mbeki era and Ramaphosa is losing relevance
US ambassador ‘shooting blanks’ in guns for Russia claim
Russia and local experts have said the ammunition and weapons manufactured in South Africa is of Nato and not Russian military standard
Minister Modise’s response to US is petulant and doesn’t grasp the seriousness of the tectonic shifts in geopolitics
We are slap bang in the middle of a battle between two of the traditional global superpowers in the US and Russia and not appreciating the precarious position we are in. This is…
South African Defence Minister, Modise: ‘We did not send fokol to Russia, not even a piece of Chappies’
The minister of defence said she was tired of anti-Russian phobia in the country
CALLAND: Giving or selling arms to Russia would instantly make SA a rogue state
The timing of the US accusation is intriguing, but if the allegations are true, Ramaphosa should resign and his government should fall
Russia-Ukraine: Why South Africa will not jump into bed with the West
Anyone still waiting for Pretoria to launch a social media projectile at Moscow is sorely disillusioned
Military veterans plan R10 billion class action
The former soldiers want the state to pay them R4 million each in reparations
ANC women back Ramaphosa as party nominations close
The women’s league wants Thandi Modise to be the party’s deputy president