Tag: Rudzani Maphwanya
Sandu objects to SANDF members being forced to attend religious event
The South African National Defence Union (Sandu) has rejected an order by the South African Army for members to attend the Chief of the...
Maphwanya meets military attaché corps
SA National Defence Force (SANDF) Chief General Rudzani Maphwanya recently hosted the Military Attaché and Advisory Corps (MAAC) at Air Force Base (AFB) Waterkloof...
Public-private partnerships can assist cash-strapped SANDF – Maphwanya
The security challenges in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have demonstrated an urgent need for a well-equipped and responsive South African National Defence...
Public representatives allegedly denied access to arms control directorate
Two Democratic Alliance (DA) Members of Parliament (MPs) maintain Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, prevented them from performing oversight at the Directorate Conventional...
SDSP Class of 2024 graduation
Officers who made the grade in the 2024 Security and Defence Studies Programme (SDSP) were given a valuable insight into the global security landscape...
Motshekga cedes annual report honours to SecDef and SANDF Chief
The just released South African Department of Defence (DoD) annual report for the 2023/24 financial year covers the timeframe before Minister Angie Motshekga’s ascendancy...
SANDF delegation reviews Project Hotel during call on Sandock Austral Shipyards
The men and women charged with keeping the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) focussed and on track met in Durban last week for the...
Senior Ethiopian defence force commander in South Africa
South Africa, in the form of its national defence force chief General Rudzani Maphwanya, is hosting his Ethiopian counterpart, Field Marshal Birhanu Jula Gelalcha,...
No government clarity on soldiers deployed to curb illegal mining
Calls by among others Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi, for soldiers to assist in combating violence ascribed to illegal miners, better known as zama zamas,...
SANDF needs to up its ICT game in the face of...
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) needs to modernise its information and communication technology (ICT) and ensure its information systems are secure in...
SANDF does the Rand Show proud
The SA National Defence Force (SANDF) was – again – a major crowed puller at the just ended Rand Show 2023 and used the...
Maphwanya thankful for commitment from those he commands
The senior soldier in the South African military used the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) thanksgiving service for a vote of thanks to the...
SANDF “operational prowess” not in dispute – Maphwanya
South Africa’s senior soldier – SA National Defence Force (SANDF) Chief General Rudzani Maphwanya - maintains those he commands “again proved their operational prowess”...
Easter service address by Chief of the South African National Defence...
The Chief of Staff of the SANDF Lt Gen L. Yam, Chiefs of Services and Divisions, Members of the Plenary Defence Staff Council, the...
CSANDF has “immense pride” in the Reserves
South Africa’s most senior soldier, SA National Defence Force (SANDF) Chief, General Rudzani Maphwanya, is a staunch supporter of the Reserve Force judging by...
SANDF Chief visits Cabo Delgado, urges collaboration between deployed forces
General Rudzani Maphwanya, Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), has visited Rwandan and Mozambican military forces in Cabo Delgado and urged...
Military medical students return from Cuba as CSANDF visits island nation
Nearly two dozen South African students have returned from Cuba after a six-year stint studying medicine, coinciding with recently appointed Chief of the South...
Shoke bemoans shrinking defence budget as he bows out
Outgoing Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) General Solly Shoke’s parting words during a change of command parade in Pretoria today...
Sangweni takes over Joint Operations at change of command parade
Major General Lucky Sangweni has been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General and taken over as the Chief of Joint Operations of the...
CV of General Rudzani Maphwanya
Rudzani Maphwanya was born on 23 November 1960 in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. He completed his secondary schooling at the Mphaphuli High...
Analysis: SANDF appointments
The new South African National Defence Force (SANDF) senior appointments announced by President Ramaphosa this week merit comment, not on the persons but on...
Ramaphosa names new SANDF Chief and other senior posts
When long-serving SA National Defence Force (SANDF) Chief General Solly Shoke retires at the end of May, current Joint Operations Chief, Lieutenant General Rudzani...
Shoke promotes generals to top positions
The Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) General Solly Shoke today promoted a number of senior generals to key positions in...
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...
