VIP protection officers’ disciplinary hearing faces repeated delays amid assault allegations
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has provided an update to the Portfolio Committee on Police regarding the ongoing disciplinary process against VIP Protection...
Humanitarian disaster looming in eastern DR Congo
Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), particularly Goma and surrounds, is facing a worsening humanitarian situation with stocks of critical supplies dwindling and medical...
Keeping the spotlight on Africa’s child soldiers
Roughly 21 000 children have been recruited as soldiers by government forces and armed groups across Africa in the past five years. In 2020,...
Conflicts causing record level of forced displacement in Africa
The number of African refugees, internally displaced persons, and asylum seekers grew by 14 percent over the past year—to more than 45 million people.
The...
Sudan’s civil war has left at least 62,000 dead by our estimate − but...
The ongoing war in Sudan has often been overlooked amid higher-profile conflicts raging across multiple continents. Yet the lack of media and geopolitical attention...
SA Military Health Service medics assist injured after coming across vehicle accident
Three members of the South African Military Health Service (SAMHS) were in the right place at the right time when they chanced upon a...
Conditions worsen for Cabo Delgado IDPs amid waves of terror attacks
More than 542,000 internally displaced people (IDP) in northern Mozambique’s conflict-torn Cabo Delgado province face dire humanitarian conditions amid an insurgency that has raged...
DCD provides Sherp all-terrain vehicle for KZN disaster relief following heavy snow
DCD Protected Mobility made available a Sherp multi-purpose amphibious vehicle for search and rescue and aid relief efforts in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) over the weekend...
Mpox no threat to Africa Aerospace and Defence Expo, organisers assure
The Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) Expo and Air Show, which takes place from 18-22 September, is under no threat from the mpox outbreak,...
Russia sends Africans to fight in Ukraine
Among a handful of prisoners of war captured in Ukraine after fighting for Russia, a young Somali man stood out. He said he joined...
Man killed by suspected unexploded ordnance in Mpumalanga
What is believed to be an unexploded mortar led to the death of a Mpumalanga man at the weekend.
The SA Police Service (SAPS), by...
Disaster management also a focus of Ex Southern Accord
Disaster management is an important component of humanitarian operations undertaken by the military and was given due attention during the just-ended Exercise Southern Accord...
DR Congo death sentences draw EU ire
The death sentence imposed on 32 Congolese by what is termed “military justice” and the Kinshasa-Gombe High Court, has drawn strong reaction from the...
SA makes progress in combatting human trafficking but Cuban doctors still exploited
The US State Department has released its 2024 Trafficking in Persons Report, which notes that South Africa “does not fully meet the minimum standards...
Police upscaling efforts to tackle kidnappings
Recent weeks have seen a noticeable increase in kidnappings around South Africa. National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola stated these incidents were a “concern,”...
“Non-State” attacks in Burkina Faso force thousands to flee
Renewed attacks on civilians in eastern Burkina Faso by what the United Nations (UN) Refugee Agency terms “non-State armed groups” is forcing thousands to...
Famine fears escalate in Sudan, talks ongoing, while violence continues in South Sudan
Hunger and the spectre of famine “stalk” Sudan, particularly the North Darfur capital El Fasher where an estimated 800 000 are trapped without food,...
Will Rwandan genocide come back to haunt PW Botha man?
Cape Town-based non-profit organisation (NPO) Open Secrets wants Pretoria resident Willem “Ters” Ehlers prosecuted for aiding and abetting the April 1994 Rwanda genocide.
It submitted...
African refugees neglected as crises worsen
World Refugee Day - marked on 20 June - is a reminder that Africa and the world cannot peacefully maintain the current pace of...
Nigerian bandits strategically target school children for kidnappings – here’s why
In some parts of Nigeria, this scenario is not just the stuff of nightmares – it has become all too common in the past...
SANDF and SAPS reach out to less privileged schoolchildren during anti-illegal mining operation
Members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) and South African Police Service (SAPS) found time during joint operations to combat illegal mining...
Kidnappings in Chad could spark a regional security crisis
Kidnappers have terrorised Chad’s southern Mayo-Kebbi West and Logone Oriental provinces for over two decades. Between 2020 and 2023, the number of victims and...
Another government security cluster building shut over unsafe conditions
Days after the South African Air Force’s Headquarters in Pretoria was closed to employees due to malfunctioning ventilation systems, the national head office of...
Police officer arrested after fatally shooting SAAF member in Hoedspruit
A South African Police Service (SAPS) sergeant has been arrested by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) in connection with killing a South African...
Ransom kidnappings challenge North Cameroon
In just three years (2015–18), kidnappers in North Cameroon collected ransom money of around €3 million (CFAF 2 billion), according to Garoua police. This...
Nigeria’s military mistakes cost the country its civilians
Last week’s accidental bombing of Tudun Biri in Kaduna State by the Nigerian Army’s drone unit is the country’s most devastating military mishap in...
Red Cross conference adopts document for further action
Eleven Southern African countries were part of last month’s International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) international humanitarian law (IHL) regional conference in Pretoria,...
JSCD concerned about sustainability of Regular Force Medical Continuation Fund
Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Defence has called on current South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members to reconsider their resistance to the increase...
Red Cross international humanitarian law conference underway in Pretoria
Conflict is a constant in the world and with it goes, more often than not, violations of international humanitarian law (IHL), the topic of...
Violence on the up in Darfur
Escalating violence in Sudan’s Darfur has sparked fears of a repeat of atrocities committed two decades ago in the region the United Nations (UN)...
Kidnappings in the Sahel – a favoured weapon of war
Over 180 kidnappings were recorded in the war-torn countries of Mali and Burkina Faso in the first half of 2023 – an average of...
Exclusive: Viktor Bout still has his eye on Africa
After spending more than a decade in prison following his conviction in the United States, Viktor Bout is once again a free man in...
Eight police officers implicated in N1 assault case suspended
All eight police officers that were involved in the N1 assault case have been suspended in terms of the South African Police Service (SAPS)...
Eight SAPS VIP protection members served with suspension notices
National Police Commissioner, General Fanie Masemola, has confirmed that eight members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) implicated in the video which shows...
Soldiers were victims of Presidential protection police attack
Three men reportedly thuggishly assaulted by police assigned presidential protection duties are, according to South Africa’s largest military trade union, all currently on the...
SA Presidency acknowledges receipt of call for farm murder commission
The latest spate of farm killings has seen renewed calls for action including a commission of inquiry and an appeal to the national agricultural...
Chad on the brink: how the war in Sudan hurts its fragile neighbour
Since the 15 April outbreak of hostilities in Sudan, the civilian population has been bearing the brunt.
The Rapid Support Forces, led by General Mohamed...
Rwanda genocide suspect arrest earns UN praise for SA law enforcement
A South African law enforcement task team was on the receiving end of thanks from the United Nations (UN) following the arrest of Fulgence...
SAMHS assists in Tshwane cholera outbreak
As local and national authorities attempt to establish where and how cholera broke out, killing more than 20 people north of Pretoria, the SA...
Slight decrease in SA rape cases
According to the quarterly crime statistics released by Police Minister General Bheki Cele on Tuesday, rape cases have shown a decrease from 1 January...
Rwandan fugitive wanted for genocide nabbed in SA
A Rwandan fugitive, wanted in connection with the 1994 Rwandan genocide, has been arrested in Paarl in the Western Cape by a South African...
G4S served with notice to terminate Mangaung correctional facility contract
Department of Correctional Services (DCS) Minister Ronald Lamola has told Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services that the department has served international...
South African Army sappers restore water services in the Eastern Cape
South African Army Engineers in the Eastern Cape have helped a local municipality fix burst pipes that had left many without water for days.
The...
Turkish President honours SAPS K9 team for saving lives after earthquake
Turkish President Recept Tayyip Erdogan has honoured the South African Police Service (SAPS) K9 search and rescue team, following the devastating earthquake that engulfed...
SANDF working to evacuate 77 South Africans in Sudan
As the situation in Sudan continues to be volatile, Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) spokesperson, Clayson Monyela, says the latest number of...
Thabo Bester’s escape from a privately-run South African prison raises questions about corruption
Recently, South Africans were told about an extraordinary escape story – they learnt that a convicted rapist, Thabo Bester, had been at large for...
Man found guilty of TERS fund fraud after stealing SANDF member’s identity
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has welcomed the imprisonment of a man who stole the identity of a South African National Defence Force (SANDF)...
Who is Joseph Kony? The altar boy who became Africa’s most wanted man
Eleven years ago, a documentary catapulted the name Joseph Kony onto the global stage. The controversial film Kony 2012 told the story of a...
ISS: Cross-border cooperation could curb kidnappings in Mozambique
Kidnapping for ransom has been rife in Mozambique for almost two decades. Asian businessmen or their descendants and relatives are the most common targets....
SA hosts Search and Rescue conference
The South African Search and Rescue Organisation in association with Department of Transport will host a high-level, three-day Search and Rescue (SAR) Conference in...
