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SAA funding talks

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South Africa’s Public Enterprises Ministry was talking with Treasury to raise funds to rescue South African Airways (SAA), following a meeting with business rescue...
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Six hurt in Somali car bomb explosion

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Three dead in Lagos pipeline fire

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RDM continues to enhance product range

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Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) is working on refining its existing ammunition products and introducing new ones to the market, with improvements ranging from 40...
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Healthy outlook for global defence industry, marginal outlook for commercial aerospace

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Road safety and driver training in the Armscor portfolio

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AEROSPACE

Aerospace

Ramaphosa’s Rugby World Cup excursion questioned

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The question of who – in government department terms - should pay for executive air transport has again surfaced with the revelation that President...
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Arrests in connection with Iran aircraft shooting down

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Parliamentary Defence Committee wants more information on C-130BZ crash

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Update: SAAF C-130BZ Hercules crash lands in DRC

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SA DEFENCE

SA Defence

Applications for 2021 MSD intake open

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The first phase of the 2021 intake of Military Skills Development (MSD) volunteers started at the weekend with application forms carried in an Afrikaans...
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SEA task team meets Military Ombud

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Portfolio Committee will question Mapisa-Nqakula on Tek Base weapons theft

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“South Africanising” the Reserve Force

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GOVERNANCE

Governance

Lesotho PM to resign – report

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Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane announced his intention to resign, the SA Broadcasting Corporation reported. The alert on its TV news channel gave no...
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Nyusi sworn in as Mozambique president

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Former Sudan spy revolt quelled

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Niger army chief replaced

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Land

Mali receives armoured vehicles from the UAE, EU

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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is supplying 30 Typhoon armoured vehicles to Mali’s military to improve its ability to fight growing insecurity in the...
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Egypt opens new military base on the Red Sea

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has opened Egypt’s newest military base, which is the largest on the Red Sea and one of the biggest...

Terrier LT-79 vehicles in service with Libyan National Army

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The Libyan National Army (LNA) has taken into service The Armoured Group (TAG) Terrier LT-79 armoured personnel carrier in its latest acquisition of foreign-supplied...

US donates equipment to Burkina Faso’s military

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The United States has donated equipment including logistics vehicles and armoured storage containers to Burkina Faso’s military in order to build the country’s capacity...

SEA

Sea

French frigate Nivose visiting Cape Town next week

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The French surveillance frigate Nivose will be in Cape Town between 21 and 26 January this year on a routine stopover, and will be...
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Pakistan Navy courtesy call at Naval Base Simon’s Town

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Pakistan Navy platforms PNS Aslat (F-22P), a Zulfiquar Class guided missile frigate and PNS Moawin (A39), a fleet replenishment tanker, ported in Simon’s Town...

Naval College MTO passing out parade

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Year-end is traditionally when courses and programmes finish and those enrolled take part in passing out parades to mark successful completion. The SA Naval College...

Display additions at the SA Naval Museum

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The SA Naval Museum has seen a steady increase in donation of items by the public which bodes well for the confidence the public...

MARITIME SECURITY

Maritime Security

Nigerian waters are most at risk from pirates in the world – MICA report

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The four-year-old Maritime Information Co-operation and Awareness (MICA) centre’s latest annual report points out maritime insecurity in Africa’s Gulf of Guinea remains high while...
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French frigate seizes five tonnes of drugs in the Indian Ocean

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The French frigate Courbet has seized five tonnes of drugs in the Indian Ocean in the last three weeks. On Friday 13 December, La Fayette-class...

Ghana starts construction of new naval base

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Ghana’s president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has officially launched construction of the country’s new naval base with a sod-turning ceremony. Akufo-Addo said the base is...

Piracy surges in the Gulf of Guinea with spate of deadly attacks

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Pirates in the Gulf of Guinea have kidnapped three seafarers and killed four security personnel in the latest incident in the region, which has...

CIVIL SECURITY

Civil Security

Lebanon protests turn violent

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Protests in Lebanon turned violent for a second night on Wednesday with dozens injured after security forces used batons and tear gas to break...
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Call for anti-US demos in Iraq

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Populist Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr called for a million Iraqis to march against the US “presence and violations” in Iraq after Washington’s killing...

Further protests called for in wake of airliner shoot down

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Iranian social media posts urged citizens to take to the streets for a fifth day after public anger following a belated admission by authorities...

Sudan rebuffed over US embassy bombings

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The US Supreme Court refused to hear Sudan’s bid to avoid paying $3.8 billion in damages to family members of people killed or injured...

BORDER SECURITY

Border Security

ISS: No smoke without fire – South Africa’s illicit cigarette trade

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The illicit trade in tobacco, especially cigarettes, costs South Africa’s economy billions of rand annually through lost tax revenue. According to the South African...
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ISS: Tunisia must put its human trafficking laws to work

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Tunisia has made significant advances since 2016 to stop human trafficking. Laws have been passed, anti-trafficking institutions created, and growing numbers of victims identified...

Migrant boat sinks off Greek island

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At least twelve people drowned when their boat sank off a western Greece island, Greek authorities said, marking the deadliest toll in months in...

Putting an end to the illicit weapons trade in West Africa

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A regional law enforcement operation against firearms trafficking in West Africa led to arrests and seizures in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire and Mali. Codenamed “KAFO”...

HUMAN SECURITY

Human Security

Six hurt in Somali car bomb explosion

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A car bomb targeting Turkish contractors exploded in Afgoye, northwest of Mogadishu, wounding at least six people, police said. It was not known who...
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Three dead in Lagos pipeline fire

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A fire on a pipeline owned by Nigeria’s state oil company in Lagos killed three people, a Reuters witness said. The blaze broke out...

Burundi rights crackdown condemned

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The European parliament passed a resolution condemning Burundi for restricting freedom of expression and violating human rights ahead of May elections. The resolution passed...

Beirut shaken by barbaric crackdown on protests

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An upsurge of violence in Lebanon’s protests against the ruling elite, with police meting out beatings and protesters hurling stones, has alarmed rights groups...

MIDDLE EAST

Middle East

Iraqi protesters wounded

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Dozens of Iraqi protesters were wounded in Baghdad and other cities in clashes with security forces trying to clear blocked roads, security and medical...
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Lebanon clashes continue

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Cat-and-mouse clashes between Lebanon’s security forces and protesters wounded scores on a night of violence that rocked central Beirut. Riot police fired tear gas and...

Iran protesters demand leaders quit

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Protests erupted across Iran for a second day on Sunday increasing pressure on the Islamic Republic’s leadership after it admitted its military shot down...

Yemen Houthi not responsible for Saudi oil attack

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Yemen’s Houthi group did not launch an attack on Saudi Arabia oil facilities in September, a confidential report by UN sanctions monitors seen by...

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

International News

China is least journalist friendly country in the world

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China imprisoned at least 48 journalists in 2019, more than any other country, displacing Turkey as the most oppressive place for the profession, a...
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Global violent deaths on the rise

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The year 2017 saw the second highest annual rate of global violent deaths in the period 2004–17, according to new data from the Small...

Intelsat General advancing the missions of ground forces across the globe

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Trump administration to ease gun exports

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The Trump administration passed a key milestone in a long-delayed rule change that would make it easier to sell US firearms, including assault rifles...

SCIENCE & DEFENCE TECHNOLOGY

Science & Defence Technology

Teaching excellence honour for Military Science Faculty lecturer

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A member of the lecturing staff at the Stellenbosch University Military Science Faculty Lieutenant Colonel Andre Pretorius was honoured with a teaching excellence award...
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Electronic warfare evolving rapidly in the hands of irregular forces

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Electronic warfare is advancing rapidly and is increasingly being used by irregular forces, defence expert Helmoed Romer Heitman has cautioned, and urged governments and...

DEST Conference 2019 prepares SANDF engineers, technologists and technicians for the fourth industrial revolution.

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The Department of Defence Engineering, Science and Technology Conference (DESTC) this week explored the Department of Defence (DoD) preparing for the fourth industrial revolution...

Connectivity key to the fourth industrial revolution

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The fourth industrial revolution needs the right infrastructure, particularly information and communications infrastructure as exchanging information is fundamental to modern society. It is for...

MILITARY HELICOPTERS

Military Helicopters

SAAF Oryx used to rescue man who fell off KZN cliff

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A South African Air Force (SAAF) Oryx medium transport helicopter was used to rescue an injured man who fell down a 100 metre cliff...
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Egypt confirms it is operating Mi-24 attack helicopters

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The Egyptian military is operating the Mi-24 ‘Hind’ attack helicopter, with the Egyptian Ministry of Defence showing the type in active service. A video, released...

SAAF helps NSRI evacuate injured ship’s crew

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The South African Air Force (SAAF) has used two of its helicopters to assist the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) to medically evacuate five...

Burkinabe Mi-17s returning to service

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Burkina Faso is returning two of its stored Mi-17 transport helicopters to service, with the aircraft being overhauled in the Czech Republic. The two aircraft...

CIVIL AVIATION

Civil Aviation

SAA funding talks

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South Africa’s Public Enterprises Ministry was talking with Treasury to raise funds to rescue South African Airways (SAA), following a meeting with business rescue...
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SAA sells nine aircraft to accommodate new fleet

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South African Airways (SAA) has put some of its aircraft up for sale to accommodate the new Airbus A350-900s the airline recently added to...

SA government scrambling on SAA

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South Africa is scrambling to find extra funding to rescue South African Airways (SAA), which last month entered a form of bankruptcy protection to...

easyJet resumes flights to Egypt

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British low cost airline easyJet will resume flights between the UK and the Egyptian resort Sharm el-Sheikh in June following a five-year break. Last...

UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Drones finding their place in the environment

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Climate change is an irrefutable fact as the globe gets warmer year-on-year. It is therefore crucial to accurately analyse its effects and gather data....
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Drones safeguarding SA properties, mines and wildlife

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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones, have applications in multiple industries due to their ability to conduct surveillance and gather data on...

Drones cement their place in the construction and industrial sector

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Construction, land surveying and town mapping require extensive knowledge of sites. Drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), in conjunction with their payload and software,...

SANBS hope to get blood in the air

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Transport and delivery of items using drones is a highly regulated and often red-taped affair. It is currently illegal to drop anything from a...

NATIONAL SECURITY

National Security

Libya oil ports closure

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The closing of Libya’s oil ports is “a huge step” by the Libyan people, the spokesman for forces loyal to eastern-based commander Khalifa Haftar...
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Nigerien army base attack death toll rises

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The death toll from Thursday’s attack by suspected jihadists on a Niger army base is at least 89, security sources said, surpassing a raid...

Turkey to deal with Gaddafi-era compensation

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Turkey plans to sign a preliminary $2.7 billion compensation deal for work carried out in Libya before the 2011 civil war, a sector official...

Niger targets Islamist militants

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Niger will launch a new military offensive against Islamist militants after an attack on an army base killed at least 25 soldiers, the defence...

CYBER DEFENCE

Cyber Defence

Foreign state suspected of Austrian cyberattack

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Austria suspects a foreign country is behind a serious cyberattack on information systems at its Foreign Ministry, the ministry said. “Given the type and...
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Iran foils cyber-attack

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Iran foiled a major cyber-attack on its infrastructure launched by a foreign government, the Iranian telecoms minister said, two months after reports of a...

North Korean hackers working with East European cybercriminals

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North Korean state-backed hackers appear to be co-operating with Eastern European cybercriminals, a report said in a finding suggesting digital gangsters and state-backed spies...

US to crack down on Evil Corp hackers

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US authorities on Thursday took aim at Russian cybercriminal group Evil Corp, indicting its Lamborghini-driving alleged leader and ordering asset freezes against 17 associates...

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

Government Affairs

Speech by SAAF Chief at Unisa graduation ceremony

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Message by Lt. General Fabian Zakes Msimang, Chief of the South African Air Force, at the University of South Africa graduation ceremony, Tshwane, on...
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Speech: SAAF chief on opening of SAAF Museum Air Show

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Address by Lieutenant General Fabian ‘Zakes’ Msimang at the opening of the South African Air Force (SAAF) Museum at Air Force Base Swartkop on...

Defence and Military Veterans Minister’s budget address

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Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, Minister of Defence and Military Veterans presented her budget vote to the National Assembly on Wednesday, July 17. defenceWeb publishes it as...

Budget vote speech by Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Thabang Makwetla

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“Noluthando alias ‘Agnes’ Ncwana, to whose memory I wish to dedicate my remarks in this budget debate this morning, was a military veteran who...
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