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South Africa rhino poaching drops sharply but hundreds still being killed
Category: Security/Border Security
... killed for their horns in South Africa, but the numbers then surged to meet demand as affluence grew in Asian economies such as Vietnam and China. A total of 1,028 rhinos were poached in 2017 in South ...Friday, 21 September 2018 -
Saudi Arabia turns to South Africa to bolster its defence industry
Category: Industry/Industry
... at $66.3 billion. China remained in second position spending $228 billion, while the US remained in the lead at $610 billion – more than the next seven countries’ defence budgets put together. To ...Thursday, 20 September 2018 -
President opens AAD 2018
Category: Industry/Industry
... a display that includes a C-17 military transporter. But China and Russia have a new enlarged presence with sizeable stands for their leading defence companies. The President restated existing policy ...Wednesday, 19 September 2018 -
EU parliament accused of meddling in Uganda affairs
Category: Joint/Diplomacy & Peace
... to Uganda because of “our emerging relations with China”. Critics of Museveni accuse him of using security forces to suppress opposition to his rule but officials say he enjoys genuine mass support. ...Tuesday, 18 September 2018 -
Massive Russian war games underway
Category: DailyNews/International News
Russia began its biggest war games since the fall of the Soviet Union on Tuesday close to the China border, mobilising 300,000 troops in a show of force that will include joint exercises with the Chinese ...Thursday, 13 September 2018 -
Kenyan police apologise for arresting Chinese journalists
Category: Security/Human Security
Kenyan police apologised for briefly arresting journalists from Chinese state television’s international English channel China Global Television Network (CGTN). The incident happened days after ...Friday, 07 September 2018 -
China to help with SADC regional logistics depot
Category: Joint/Logistics
China will support the Southern African Development Community (SADC) with construction of a regional logistics depot in Botswana for the bloc’s standby force. The secretariat, in the form of a delegation ...Friday, 07 September 2018 -
China and Vietnam tighten cooperation with SANDF
Category: SA Defence/SA Defence
China and Vietnam have strengthened defence cooperation with the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), notably in the fields of training, logistics and military uniforms. According to the ...Thursday, 06 September 2018 -
Britain committed to free trade with Kenya
Category: Governance/Governance
... they have for trade and military partners, from Russia and China to the Gulf and Turkey. So far Britain’s record in using aid money on private investment in Africa is mixed. Government’s private ...Friday, 31 August 2018 -
Namibia operating FN-6 missiles
Category: Land/Land
... countermeasures?” According to the 2016 Arms Trade Treaty report submitted by South Africa, 50 FN-6 missiles were listed as being imported into South Africa from China. It has been speculated that ...Thursday, 30 August 2018
Company News
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Alaris' new ESS equipment up and running
by Alaris Antennas, 6 September 2018
Alaris Antennas has acquired and installed specialised environmental stress screening equipment, which allows the company to conduct environmental tests in-house.
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Explosive demonstration for DCD vehicles
by DCD Protected Mobility, 6 August 2018
DCD Protected Mobility demonstrated its products by detonating landmines under three of its vehicles, before a live audience.
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UAV & Drone Solutions' Rob Hannaford to speak at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, 24 July as part of Lindbergh Innovation Forum
by UDS, 5 July 2018
UDS Air Shepherd Program co-founder Rob Hannaford will speak at the show on 24 July as part of the Lindbergh Innovation Forum.
