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Delay in Release of National Security Documents Raises Questions in Parliament
The Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, is facing renewed scrutiny over delays in the release of key national ...
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Motshekga to deliver keynote at upcoming AMD annual general meeting
Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga is due to deliver a keynote address at the Aerospace, Maritime and ...
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Hawks reportedly looking at SA Navy Manthatisi report for culpable homicide clues
Board of Inquiry (BoI) report into what some are dubbing “The Kommetjie Tragedy” to the Hawks is “an essential first step toward justice”. That’s how Chris Hattingh, a Democratic Alliance (DA) defence ...
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Four crew dead, bulk carrier Eternity C sunk in renewed Houthi attacks in Red Sea
A fresh and deadly wave of Houthi maritime attacks has shattered a months-long period of relative calm in the Red Sea, with the Liberian-flagged, Greek-operated bulk carrier Eternity C (IMO 9588249) ...
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SAASIC horses now in “good care” – Motshekga
Rectification plans have been implemented to take good care of horses with the SA Army Specialised Infantry Capability (SAASIC), Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga has stated, ...
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Lake Chad Basin governments should redouble efforts against ISWAP
Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has intensified its footprint in Cameroon’s Far North Region through increased ...
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Sudan: foreign interests are deepening a devastating war – only regional diplomacy can stop them
The war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces has raged since April 2023. It’s turned Sudan into the site of one of the world’s most catastrophic humanitarian and displacement ...
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Motshekga defends defence budget, calls for unity amidst heavy criticism
Delivering her opening remarks for the Defence Budget Vote Debate on Wednesday, Minister of defence and Military Veterans Angie Motshekga presented wide-ranging and at times defiant justification of ...
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NCOP oversight committee chair elaborates on SANDF – and veteran – concerns
A Parliamentary peace and security Cabinet cluster briefing heard the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) Select Committee on Security and Justice (SCSJ) elaborate on five “concerns” regarding the SA ...
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Sandu hears SAMIDRC payments coming but not when
South Africa’s largest military trade union is – to use a hackneyed saying – “cautiously optimistic” in the wake of two ...
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Hawks handed SAS Manthatisi BoI report
The SA Navy (SAN), an official statement has it, is “assisting” the SA Police Service (SAPS) Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), better known as the Hawks, with investigations into a ...
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SAAF looking to Pakistan for training and aircraft maintenance
Chief, Lieutenant General Wiseman Mbambo, was in Pakistan earlier this month (July) where, reports have it, “revamping” of ...