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...
The Defence Force says it won’t tolerate its uniform being turned into a prop for explicit social media content. South Africans woke up this week to...
South Africa’s Defence Minister Angie Motshekga has laid out an ambitious vision to revitalise the country’s armed forces, all while working with one of the tightest...
As chilling details of military-linked crimes emerge, South Africa grapples with questions about trust, power, and justice In a case that’s beginning to sound more like...
From national security to national scandal South Africa’s defence force is under fire after two of its own were arrested for the murder of a high-ranking...
SADC pulls out, families prepare for emotional reunions, and the scars of battle remain It’s a quiet Friday morning in Bloemfontein, but at Air Force Base...
Imagine a time when South Africa didn’t just have military might—it had respect. In the mid-1990s, fresh from the transition to democracy, the country’s defence force...
South Africa is paying a somber tribute to 14 of its own soldiers who lost their lives while serving in the Democratic Republic of the Congo...