Raw deal for defence in SONA
Last week’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) by President Cyril Ramaphosa, also Commander-in-Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), sadly did...
SA defence industry’s poor relation status must change
More proof – if needed – that the South African defence industry is the poor relation in the national industrial sector comes from the...
Lessons learnt from latest Op Copper deployment
The most recent Operation Copper deployment in the Mozambique Channel, in addition to providing valuable "on-the-job" training for both sailors and airmen,...
SA Defence Inc. not in a good place
SA Defence Inc. – the colloquial name military watchers have given to the country's armed forces and its defence industry – looks...
Defence Minister needs a hearts and mind campaign and a retrenchment plan that works
When she delivered her budget vote address in Parliament last month, Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula certainly drew a line...
Is the Defence Review dead?
The South African Defence Review appears to be dead and buried, with the latest information from the Department of Defence indicating the...
Real action needed or the SANDF might just as well shut up shop
"The over-riding impression I have of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) is that it's marking time," was the comment of an...
Defence allocation from National Treasury again down on previous year
The budget unveiled by former Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba showed again defence is a poor relation in the government family. In real...
What is happening to SANDF public events and community relations?
The decision to scrap the annual Navy Festival for this year seems strange given the SA National Defence Force's (SANDF) oft-stated commitment...
Still no confirmation on future management of the Simon’s Town dockyard
It's been a year since the announcement that new Denel division – Denel ISM (Integrated Systems and Maritime) – will be the...
SONA doesn’t do defence
The SA National Defence Force (SANDF) was much in evidence ahead of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA).
This high visibility did...
