A midnight mission, hidden contraband, and a military base under suspicion South Africa’s border regions have long been hotspots for cigarette smuggling, but this time the...
“Nothing of Value Stolen”: SANDF Denies Ammo Theft Amid Security Concerns at Air Force Base In the shadowy world of military security, what constitutes a breach?...
SANDF Pushes Back Against Claims of Defiance by Chief Maphwanya The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has come out swinging against suggestions that its Chief,...
Life Behind Bars: Taxi Hitmen Sentenced in KwaZulu-Natal Taxi violence has once again cast a long, dark shadow over KwaZulu-Natal, but this time, the courts have...
EFF Slams US Over South Africa’s Iran Military Engagement The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has taken a firm stance against what it calls the United States’...
Military diplomacy or quiet controversy? The South African Department of Defence has moved to clarify the much-discussed visit of General Rudzani Maphwanya, Chief of the South...
Confusion and Controversy Over SANDF Chief’s Iran Visit President Cyril Ramaphosa has distanced himself from a recently revealed visit by South African National Defence Force (SANDF)...
When South Africa’s top soldier flew to Tehran and publicly aligned himself with Iran’s stance on Gaza, it wasn’t just the headlines that caught the President’s...
Defence and diplomacy officials move quickly to assert that the general’s words do not represent official policy South Africa’s diplomatic corps is working overtime to clean...
In a week marked by delicate diplomacy with the United States, South African National Defence Force chief General Rudzani Maphwanya traveled to Tehran to meet Iranian...