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...
What should have been a routine military withdrawal has turned into a crisis, raising serious concerns over South Africa’s role and effectiveness in peacekeeping operations in...
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has officially started pulling its troops and military equipment out of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), following...