SA Army awards presented at CTC following Ex Vuk’uhlome 2023
In addition to declaring forces combat ready after a successful end to Exercise Vuk’uhlome last week, SA Army Chief Lieutenant General Lawrence Mbatha honoured...
DoD fraud cases topping a billion Rand under investigation
Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Defence (JSCD) heard from outgoing SA National Defence Force (SANDF) Provost Marshal General, Rear Admiral (JG) Mokgadi Maphoto, there...
Exercise Vuk’uhlome 2023 reaches climax during Distinguished Visitors Day
Months of hard work, training and tragedy reached a head on Wednesday 22 November when the South African Army hosted its Distinguished Visitors’ Day...
VIPs at CTC for ex Vuk’uhlome finale
With the SA Army division level exercise Vuk’uhlome reaching its climax in the semi-desert Northern Cape this week, a gathering of senior military officers...
Money recovered from crime will go to fight crime
All three main legs of the South African security machine – Border Management Authority (BMA), SA National Defence Force (SANDF) and SA Police Service...
Vacant posts filled in latest round of senior SANDF promotions
By far the majority of SA National Defence Force (SANDF) appointments/promotions in a 2023/24 bulletin made public this week see senior officers filling vacant...
First Light Modern Brigade deployment will tackle zama zamas
Stirring words from the officer at the helm of the SA Army during a first light parade at the Combat Training Centre (CTC) set...
Medics ready for whatever may come during Ex Vuk’uhlome
The SA Army division level exercise Vuk’uhlome is underway at the Combat Training Centre (CTC) in Lohathla, Northern Cape, with as per standard operating...
Forward movement reported on Mzansi Home Guard
Progress on activation and implementation of the Mzansi Home Guard, first proposed three years ago, was reported to a November meeting of Parliament’s Joint...
Defence budget cuts impact Reserve Force capability, JSCD told
The reserve component of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) is seen as a valued contributor to the “one force” concept and continues to...
Parliament wants to know what’s happening with Chief Defence Reserves
The non-appearance of Major General Stephen Marumo, the last permanent Chief Defence Reserves, at last week’s Joint Standing Committee on Defence (JSCD) meeting raised...
Air Force Base Bloemspruit hosts SANDF suppliers’ day
A South African National Defence Force (SANDF) suppliers’ day in Bloemfontein attracted some 900 participants who came to explore economic opportunities with the military.
The...
Military Ombud hosting annual symposium
The South African Military Ombud Office is today hosting its eleventh annual symposium under the theme, “the role of military ombud institutions in promoting...
Subsidised public transport for veterans under the microscope
The Department of Military Veterans (DMV) seems to be failing on its subsidised public transport benefit for old soldiers.
Evidence of this, according to Democratic...
More soldiers deployed to fight illegal mining
President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorised the employment of 3 300 members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), in co-operation with the South...
SAAF’s 508 Squadron sharpens musketry skills
The men and women tasked with providing protection services to Air Force Base (AFB) Durban and its ancillary facilities spent time honing their musketry...
SEA soldier suspects should pay costs if guilty – FF+
A Freedom Front Plus (FF+) National Council of Provinces (NCOP) representative could well have opened a door, in legal punishment terms, if Defence and...
November is Army Month with Ex Vuk’uhlome taking the lead
The runaway fire that claimed six lives and caused extensive damage to SA Army equipment at the Lohathla Combat Training Centre (CTC) a month...
Awards aplenty at MP gala function
Thirty-plus awards were presented in categories ranging from officer commanding and warrant officer to intelligence and “financial functionary” when the Military Police Division of...
Ramaphosa proud of SANDF and wants more funding, but budget remains stagnant
President and Commander-in-Chief Cyril Ramaphosa says he wants improved funding for the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), but little additional money is making...
SA Military Bargaining Council to be operational in January
Come January, men and women in the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) will have another avenue for service-related grievances.
The Military Bargaining Council (MBC), Parliament’s...
Ramaphosa extends deployment of soldiers to fight crime
President and Commander-in-Chief Cyril Ramaphosa has extended the deployment of 880 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers to assist the South African Police...
Lohatlha fire could have legal repercussions
Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans (PCDMV) raised the possibility of a legal claim against the owners of the land where the...
First monthly military veteran pension payments made
The “first batch” of approved military veterans received their first monthly pension benefit on Wednesday (1 November), 11 months after the revised benefit for...
SANDF expresses concern over unauthorised use of camouflage
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has voiced concerns over the illicit use of SANDF camouflage material after the surfacing of a viral...
South African SEA suspects repatriated from DR Congo
South African soldiers apparently involved in sexual abuse and exploitation (SEA) while on United Nations (UN) peacekeeping duty in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)...
Slight increase in medium term defence budget
South Africa’s Department of Defence (DoD) is getting slightly more funding from National Treasury, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has revealed in his medium-term budget...
SANDF members in the DRC receive UN medals
Members of 10 South African Infantry Battalion and Tactical Intelligence Unit (TIU III) deployed in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have...
Engineer Formation remains part of rural bridge project
The SA National Defence Force (SANDF), specifically by way of the SA Army Engineer Formation, continues to be a vital cog in national government’s...
SANDF holds second Defence Reserves Indaba
The reserve component of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) met this month (October) for its second indaba with a ministerial plea for “serious...
South African Air Force Chief highlights challenges of underfunding
Lieutenant General Wiseman Mbambo, Chief of the South African Air Force (SAAF), recently spoke to defenceWeb about the challenges faced by the Air Force...
Cubans and “Tiffies” thanked for refurbishing SA Army prime mission equipment
Last year the SA Army, specifically its Technical Service Corps (TSC) and Project Thusano, “amalgamated” to form a Forward Workshop Detachment (FWD) committed to...
Lack of funds pauses DoD military exit mechanism
Defence and Military Veterans Minister Thandi Modise finds herself and those under her responsible for human capital caught between the proverbial rock and a...
New senior appointment at Joint Operations Division
The South African National Defence Force’s (SANDF’s) Joint Operations Division has a new Chief Director: Operations.
On Tuesday 24 October, the Chief of the South...
AG finds “material misstatements” in DMV annual report
Further evidence the Department of Military Veterans (DMV) qualifies for a serial offender title when it comes to service delivery – and other failures...
Auditor-General critical of Project Thusano
The ongoing relationship between the South African defence fraternity, in the form of the Department of Defence (DoD) and the SA National Defence Force...
SAN adds qualified technical and trade staff to personnel strength
The efforts of naval technical personnel, ably assisted by qualified instructors, saw 31 SA Navy (SAN) sailors rewarded with technical degrees and trade qualifications...
SANDF prestige week underway
Underway this week (7 to 19 October) at various venues in and around Thaba Tshwane is the 2023 SA National Defence Force (SANDF) prestige...
Department of Defence performance declining, annual report reveals
Mainly due to funding constraints, South Africa’s Department of Defence (DoD) is missing more of its performance targets.
In a presentation to the Portfolio Committee...
SANDF returns to Overstrand to combat poaching
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has once again deployed to the Overstrand region of the Western Cape to combat the poaching of...
New SA Military Academy colours
The SA Military Academy in Saldanha is a military unit of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) and, as such, adheres to and practises...
Army Foundation steps into the breach post CTC fire
In the wake of a runaway fire earlier this month at the SA Army Combat Training Centre (CTC) in the Northern Cape Province the...
SA SEA suspects repatriated from DR Congo
The “serious nature” of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) allegations against South African soldiers on peacekeeping duty in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)...
Lady R report will remain secret
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa invoked the National Conventional Arms Control Act (NCACA) when telling the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) he had “no...
SA soldiers in DR Congo suspended for sexual abuse
The ugly spectre of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) by soldiers deployed on peacekeeping duties has again raised its head in the Democratic Republic...
Defence budget cuts did not impact Lohatlha fire deaths – Maphwanya
Budget cuts were not a factor in last week’s deadly fire at the SA Army’s Lohatlha Combat Training Centre, SA National Defence Force (SANDF)...
Army Foundation to the rescue after Military Academy fire
SA Army personnel studying at the Military Academy in Saldanha were beneficiaries of SA Army Foundation largesse in the wake of a fire.
The fire,...
