Tag: Op Chariot
SA disaster management system overhaul coming
Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (PCCGTA) this week heard South Africa will overhaul its disaster management systems and legislation to...
SA Air Force leads with Op Chariot disaster relief in Limpopo
Disaster relief in the wake of torrential rains and floods in seven of South Africa’s nine provinces is the latest tasking to be added...
Valuable lessons learnt in KZN Op Chariot deployment
Looking back at the devastating KwaZulu-Natal floods and the contribution made particularly by the SA Army Engineer Formation, the colonel who commanded Joint Operations...
Op Chariot in KZN drawing to a close
Six months ago, large parts of KwaZulu-Natal were hit by torrential rain resulting in widespread – and damaging – flooding. As has become common...
KZN Op Chariot deployment to end in September
The deployment of military personnel in the wake of April’s devastating floods in KwaZulu-Natal is set to end in mid-September according to Major General...
Six SAAF assets tasked for Op Chariot in KZN
The airborne element of the national defence force’s “call to arms” in response to widespread flooding in KwaZulu-Natal in April saw six SA Air...
Operation Chariot in full swing in KZN
The three-star general heading the Joint Operations Division of the national defence force acknowledges the men and women deployed in flood-stricken KwaZulu-Natal are not...