Tag: Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula
Challenges ahead if SA wants to be Africa’s military superpower
South Africa has big plans to expand its involvement in Africa. To implement these, defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has a vision and...
Defence Review on Parliamentary hold at least until mid-August
Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula is on record as saying the 2014 Defence Review is all that will keep the...
National Defence Industry Council on the way
The relationship between the South African defence industry, the Department of Defence (DoD) and the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) will be...
Mapisa-Nqakula striving to retain leadership and technical skills
Changes planned for the human component of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) announced by defence Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula in her budget...
South Africa still open on Central African Republic return
Despite losing 15 soldiers in the Central African Republic (CAR), South Africa has not ruled out a return to the war-torn country.
Speaking...
Minister looks to Defence Review as Defence Force saviour
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is so hard pressed to continue and maintain its current level of commitments that only...
SANDF becoming an “armed welfare service”
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF), which should be saving lives, is becoming an "armed welfare service which is saving jobs,"...
Mapisa-Nqakula to deliver her second defence budget speech
Tomorrow is defence budget day in Parliament and while Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula can point to a slight increase...
Ministerial military health task team still working
The work being done by a military health task team is ongoing and its final report to Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula is expected...
Investigation into senior DMV officials to be completed by June 22
June 22 is the deadline for the submission of a preliminary report on an investigation into Department of Military Veterans (DMV) Director...
South Africans a proud part of UN peacekeeping operations
Last week the United Nations marked the International Day of the Peacekeeper and uniformed South Africans, particularly those deployed with the Force...
Military medical task team’s work expanded
The military hospital task team appointed by Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has had its mandate extended and will now...
Mapisa-Nqakula stays on as Defence Minister
The retention of Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula as defence minister has been welcomed "in the interests of continuity".
She is the only member of the...
Keep Mapisa-Nqakula on as Defence Minister
Jacob Zuma's election victory was a foregone conclusion back when he was named the number one candidate on the ANC election lists...
SANDF decline no surprise
Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula's comments as regards the shortcomings of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) are "no surprise".
This...
Defence Review work ahead for SANDF Chief
Now that the Defence Minister has made her public pronouncements on the Defence Review and the fact it still has to be...
More money a must for the SANDF
Unpacking the Defence Review compiled by Roelf Meyer and his team Defence and Military Veterans Minister, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, pointed out there was...
Top DMV officials on “special leave”
The top man at the Department of Military Veterans (DMV), along with a deputy director general, have both been put on special...
Defence minister opens Rand Show with a bang
Defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula officially opened the 2014 Rand Show on Friday morning with a number of impressive demonstrations from the various...
Ministerial task team investigating optimal functioning of military hospitals
A Ministerial task team has been given six weeks to come up with recommendations to ensure the SA Military Health Service's (SAMHS)...