South African Defence Force
latest news & developmentsMoffie: The goosebumps are real
Charl-Johan Lingenfelder transforms theatre through sound, turning noise into emotion in his latest work Moffie
The dark underbelly of immigration fraud in state institutions
The government must address the corruption surrounding the management of undocumented migrants, asylum seekers and refugees by home affairs officials, the police and the defence…
Giving apartheid the finger
The End Conscription Campaign was the poster child for irreverent, powerful protest
Trauma, silence and complicity
Matthew Robinson’s film ‘Conscripted Poet’ delves into the stories of former apartheid soldiers
Military veterans plan R10 billion class action
The former soldiers want the state to pay them R4 million each in reparations
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
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’
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
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
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
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
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
Pandemics: A social justice issue
Framing coronavirus as a security threat is not the only possible approach
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
South African phones targeted by notorious ‘governments only’ spyware
Journalists warned to be extra-vigilant with their digital security