Tag: Op Prosper
Zama zama equipment worth millions confiscated by SANDF soldiers
SA Army personnel currently serving with the Light Modern Brigade (LMB) as part of a national initiative to curb illegal mining activity are proving...
Anti-illegal mining ops net equipment, ore, diamonds and weapons
Ten days in December saw South Africa National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers detached to an Operation Prosper illicit mining task force make a multi-million...
More soldiers in place to tackle illegal mining
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa used last week’s Free State presidential imbizo to make public the deployment of a further 395 soldiers in the...
Modise awaits SANDF leadership briefing on Umzimvubu Regiment
Month-end– the stated deadline for Defence and Military Veterans Minister Thandi Modise to be briefed by SA National Defence Force (SANDF) leadership on the...
KZN military rations issue resolved
Soldiers on active duty in KwaZulu-Natal reportedly received meal allowances after the SA National Defence Union (Sandu) intervened.
Union national secretary Pikkie Greeff said payment...
Verbal skirmishing continues as soldiers allegedly go hungry
Placatory words from the senior spin doctor in the SA National Defence Force regarding an apparent lack of proper rations for soldiers on active...
Soldiers doing duty in the national interest on borders and inland
South Africans, notably in urban areas with high population concentrations as well as those using major roads, are all aware of an increased military...
Commander-in-Chief extends Op Prosper for another month
Former Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s final contribution as the civilian at the helm of South Africa’s military was to request a...
North West military command proactive with Operation Prosper
SA National Defence Force (SANDF) joint tactical headquarters in North West, a province largely unaffected by last month’s violent civil unrest, is proactive in...
Soldier rations and hygiene products complaints to new minister
The current utilisation of national defence force personnel in the wake of last month’s civil unrest and violence appears to have brought with it...
Pietermaritzburg “provocation” incident raises ire and questions
Two senior parliamentarians weighed in on the apparent “accosting” of an on duty soldier by a civilian, maintaining it appears to be “extreme provocation”...
SA Navy also part of Op Prosper
To use – aptly – a naval expression – it’s all hands on deck as the national defence force stretches itself to support police...
SANDF and the 2019 general election
While a date a not yet been announced for next year's general election, the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) is ready to...
SA Military Health Service still in North West
The SA National Defence Force (SANDF) deployment in the North West, part of Operation Prosper to assist other government department and agencies,...
