Tag: defenceWeb
defenceWeb is producing the official AAD 2024 show daily magazine
As Africa’s leading defence and security news portal, defenceWeb has been chosen to produce the official Show Daily publication for the 2024 edition of...
ProtectionWeb launches as South Africa’s newest security sector news publication
South Africa’s security sector is massive, employing nearly 3 million people, and the government’s peace and security budget stands at nearly R250 billion a...
defenceWeb amplifying African defence and security news coverage
defenceWeb, Africa's leading defence news portal, proudly announces the launch of its latest news section, "African News." From Algeria to Zimbabwe, this dedicated news...
defenceWeb and AMD to host Public-Private Partnership (PPP) for Defence and...
defenceWeb and the Aerospace, Maritime and Defence Industries Association (AMD) of South Africa will soon be hosting the inaugural Public-Private Partnership (PPP) for Defence...
2020 – COVID-19’s year
Looking back as the sun goes down on 2020, the most obvious memory of the year will be the coronavirus and what it did...
defenceWeb the official exclusive online show daily partner for AAD 2020
defenceWeb’s position as Africa’s leading defence news portal has been cemented again, with the publication awarded the title of Official Online Show Daily Partner...
defenceWeb closed for Christmas
2019 has all but come to a close for defenceWeb as we shut down for the festive season after a long and productive year....
Chief of SA Army discusses border control, xenophobia, DRC and the...
Chief of SA Army discusses border control, xenophobia, DRC and the Vaal River
First flight of teen-built Sling 4 light aircraft ahead of trans-continental...
Tedderfield Airfield, south of Johannesburg, over the weekend witnessed the public unveiling and first flight of a Sling 4 light aircraft built by a...
Meet the newly improved defenceWeb
Fresh from celebrating a decade in business, defenceWeb has relaunched its website, which now offers readers an improved, cleaner experience.
The new website greatly improves...
A decade of defenceWeb
2018 is an important year for defenceWeb as it marks the culmination of a successful decade of publishing as South Africa –...
A decade of defenceWeb
2018 is an important year for defenceWeb as it marks the culmination of a successful decade of publishing as South Africa's –...
defenceWeb celebrates a decade
defenceWeb's traffic has grown from just over 1 000 readers per month in October 2008 to 86 000 visitors and 230 000 hits in...
defenceWeb celebrates a decade
2018 marks a decade since defenceWeb was established as South Africa's leading online defence and security news portal. In that time, defenceWeb has become...
defenceWeb celebrates a decade
defenceWeb's traffic has grown from just over 1 000 readers per month in October 2008 to 86 000 visitors and 230 000...
defenceWeb launches new drone portal
The unmanned aerial vehicle portal will focus exclusively on military and commercial unmanned aviation, regulations and technology.
Africa's leading aerospace and defence news publication...
defenceWeb launches new drone portal
Africa's leading aerospace and defence news publication is excited to be launching its new drone (unmanned aerial vehicle) portal, focusing exclusively on military and...
defenceWeb is an official AAD 2018 media partner
The Africa Aerospace and Defence 2018 exhibition will be hosted by the Commercial Aircraft Association of Southern Africa.defenceWeb is delighted to announce it is...
defenceWeb is an official AAD 2018 media partner
defenceWeb is delighted to announce it is one of the official media partners for the Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) 2018 exhibition, to be...
defenceWeb is an official AAD 2018 media partner
The Africa Aerospace and Defence 2018 exhibition will be hosted by the Commercial Aircraft Association of Southern Africa.
defenceWeb is delighted to announce...
2017 in review: the year’s top stories
As 2017 has come and gone, it is time to look back on the year and see what stories made the biggest...
defenceWeb closed for Christmas
2017 has all but come to a close for defenceWeb as we shut down for the festive season after a long and...
defenceWeb closed for Christmas
2017 has all but come to a close for defenceWeb as we shut down for the festive season after a long and...
2017 confirms defenceWeb as South Africa’s leading defence news source
defenceWeb remains the largest, most credible and widely read defence and security news website in Africa, with three-and-a-half thousand stories published in 2017.
These were...
2017 confirms defenceWeb as South Africa’s leading defence news source
defenceWeb remains the largest, most credible and widely read defence and security news website in Africa, with three-and-a-half thousand stories published in 2017.defenceWeb remains...
2017 confirms defenceWeb as South Africa’s leading defence news source
defenceWeb remains the largest, most credible and widely read defence and security news website in Africa, with three-and-a-half thousand stories published in...
defenceWeb launches News By Country feature
defenceWeb is now even easier to use with the launch of its News By Country feature, listing news stories according to which of the...
defenceWeb launches News By Country feature
The News By Country feature lists news stories according to which one of the 54 African countries they cover.defenceWeb is now even easier to...
Suicide bomber kills six in assault on Iraqi police station
A suicide bomber ploughed an oil tanker packed with explosives into an Iraqi police station in a village north of Baquba on...
Political protesters seek halt to Libyan gas exports to Italy
Libyan demonstrators encamped at a gas terminal in the west of the country are demanding a halt to gas exports to Italy,...
ISS: Lampedusa and the plight of African boat migrants
The African Union (AU) Summit on 21 October declared 3 November a day of mourning across the continent. The day was to...
Four killed in bomb blast as Ethiopia raises security alert
Four people were killed when a bomb blast tore through a minibus in western Ethiopia late on Tuesday, at about the same...
Sudan plans cabinet reshuffle after fuel price protests
Sudan's government will have a major cabinet reshuffle in the next two weeks, its first vice president said on Wednesday, a move...
Bombings in Damascus, southern Syrian city kill 16
A car bomb killed at least eight security personnel in a rare attack on a military intelligence headquarters in the southern Syrian...
New Silk Road drug bazaar opens a month after FBI bust
A new anonymous Internet marketplace for illegal drugs debuted on Wednesday, with the same name and appearance as the Silk Road website...
Ugandan source says Congo rebel commander held in Uganda
Uganda is holding the military commander of Congo's defeated M23 rebel movement after he surrendered, a Ugandan officer said on Thursday, allaying...
Al Qaeda claim for French journalist killings plausible
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb's (AQIM) claim of responsibility for the killing of two French journalists in northern Mali last week...
Congo’s FDLR rebels now in peacekeepers’ sights: U.N. Security Council
After the success of the Congolese army and U.N. peacekeepers in defeating M23 rebels, the U.N. Security Council agreed on Wednesday that...
U.S. may consider easing sanctions on Rwanda
The United States would consider resuming military aid to Rwanda if it found Rwandan support for the M23 Congolese rebel group believed...
Nigerian president seeks state of emergency extension
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan asked the national assembly on Wednesday to extend by six months a state of emergency in three northeastern...
SANDF military police bought 174 vehicles last year
The Military Police Division of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) bought 174 vehicles, including 36 motorcycles, in the 2012/2013 financial...
Mozambique Air Force to get two An-26 transports
The Mozambique Air Force will soon receive two second hand Antonov An-26B transport aircraft, which are currently being refurbished in the Ukraine.
The...
ISS: Renamo should take its battle to the polling stations
Instead of engaging in armed banditry or guerrilla warfare that can be devastating for the entire country, Mozambique's opposition party Renamo should...
ISS: Al-Shabaab’s relative strength is the real threat
As investigators and forensic scientists sift through the rubble of the Westgate mall in Nairobi, Kenya, in search of answers to the...
Japan eyes government support for military aircraft exports
Japan is considering providing low-interest loans from a state-run bank to support exports of aircraft designed for military use, the first time...
UAE begins trial of Egyptians, Emiratis over Brotherhood ties
Thirty Emiratis and Egyptians went on trial on Tuesday accused of setting up an illegal branch of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood in the...
Tunisia president says hopeful despite suspension of government talks
Tunisia's president said on Tuesday he was optimistic his country would stay on the path to democracy despite a suspension of talks...
Ethiopia on heightened alert for attacks by Somali militants
Ethiopia has put its police and security forces on heightened alert after receiving strong evidence that Somalia's Islamist al Shabaab group is...
Militias fight gun battles in Libyan capital Tripoli
Libyan militia fighters on the government payroll fought each other with rifles, grenades and anti-aircraft weapons on the streets of Tripoli on...