Tag: Lindile Yam
South African Army bids farewell to General Yam
The South African Army hosted a farewell parade for former Chief, Lieutenant General Lindile Yam, who is the South African National Defence Force’s (SANDF’s)...
Chief of the Angolan Army visits South Africa.
In the interest of maintaining military relations between African Union (AU) member states, the Chief of the SA Army, Lieutenant General Lindile Yam, hosted...
US Army Africa commanding general visits SA Army chief
The newly appointed Commanding General of the United State Army Africa, Major General Roger Cloutier Jr and his delegation recently paid a courtesy visit...
New chiefs of SA Army, Joint Operations, SAMHS announced
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has announced several high-level promotions and transfers, including a new Chief of the Army, new Chief of...
New technologies making their way to SA Army
The South African Army has started using unmanned aerial vehicles and other hardware for peacekeeping missions, and is upgrading some of its existing capabilities,...
South African Army not impressed with Hoefyster delays
Chief of the South African Army, Lieutenant General Lindile Yam, has expressed dissatisfaction with the delays by Denel Land Systems in delivering Badger infantry...
Yam highlights successes, challenges of budget-constrained SA Army
South African Army Chief, Lieutenant General Lindile Yam, has cautioned that the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) will struggle to face all South...
Pakistan Army Chief of Staff in SA
Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa is currently visiting South Africa where he is meeting with South African Army officials...
Yam details SA Army’s international activities
The SA Army has dozens of personnel training overseas and has taken part in several multinational exercises this year, according to its...
Yam bemoans underfunded SANDF
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) needs more than R50 billion to be brought back to where it should be, Chief...
Nigeria and South Africa strengthening defence relations
Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai is visiting the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), and was today...
CArmy adamant more funding must come for the military
If South Africans want a military and particularly an army they can be proud of they have to stand up and tell...
CArmy on Army Capability Demonstration
Address by Chief of the South African Army, Lieutenant General Lindile Yam, ahead of the Army Capability Demonstration outside Bloemfontein on 18 May...
SA Army holds massive capability demonstration
The South African Army, supported by other branches of service and the defence industry, held a spectacular capability demonstration at the De...
Reserves provide vital extra capacity to the Army – Yam
The importance of the Reserve Force in the overall One Force concept that the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) currently operates on...
Army Chief wants an “Africanised” system for the Reserve Force
The man at the head of the SA Army, the largest component of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) and also the...
SA Army flexes its muscle with capability demonstration
The South African Army this week held a major capability exercise outside Bloemfontein in order to showcase the combat readiness of the...
Yam takes over as new Chief of SA Army
Lieutenant General Lindile Yam on Friday ceremonially took over as the new Chief of the South African Army from Lieutenant General Vusi...
Yam takes over from Masondo as Army Chief
The SA Army has a new chief with now Lieutenant General Lindile Yam taking over command of the largest component of the...
CAR dead to be honoured at Free State Remembrance Day parade
This year's Remembrance Day wreath laying ceremony and parade at 44 Parachute Regiment in Bloemfontein will see the 15 soldiers killed in...
