Tag: SA
SA, Nigeria elevate bilateral and trade relations
Two of Africa’s largest economies, South Africa and Nigeria, are today expected to strengthen their longstanding bilateral ties and trade relations during President Cyril...
SA, UK to co-host dialogue on cybercrimes
South Africa and the United Kingdom will today co-host the inaugural Information Communication Technology (ICT) Cyber Dialogue.
According to the Department of International Relations and...
SA records over 100 000 GBV cases during lockdown
More than 120 000 cases of gender-based violence were recorded by the government-run Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Command Centre in the first three weeks of...
SA acts to quell GBV on campus
South Africa has taken a significant step towards curbing gender-based violence at institutions of higher learning.
Higher Health South Africa on Friday released a set...
ISS: What price for normalising SA–Rwanda relations?
Will Pretoria sacrifice the Rwanda National Congress opposition party to restore diplomatic ties with Kigali?
The intention to normalise relations between South Africa and Rwanda...
Spate of attacks on LGBTQI+ community in SA
Despite having constitutional and legislative protection of the rights of people of different sexual orientation, South Africa has recently seen an increase in the...
SA, Cuba commemorate 27 years of diplomatic relations
South Africa will always vote in favour of the annual United Nations resolution, calling for the end of the economic, commercial and financial embargo...
SA, China recommits effort to fight crime
The Portfolio Committee on Police and the People’s Republic of China Judicial Affairs Committee, have re-emphasised their commitment to bilateralism and multilateralism in the...
ISS: Fake COVID-19 vaccines seized in SA just the start for...
The lucrative market is the latest in a burgeoning counterfeit medicines trade run by organised crime networks.
New posters have popped up on the streets...
SA pledges support to Yemen
International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Dr Naledi Pandor, has conveyed South Africa’s sympathies amid Yemen’s deepening humanitarian crisis, sparked by the ongoing conflict in...
Cele bemoans KZN police murders
Police Minister Bheki Cele has called on KwaZulu-Natal communities to assist the South African Police Service track the killers of four officers murdered across...
ISS: South Africa’s Victims of Crime Survey adds useful insights
More data means better ability to address the country’s public safety challenges.
Police crime statistics provide only limited insight into the nature of crime and...
SA records fewer GBV cases between July and September
While there has been a drop in the number of sexual offences reported, the scourge of gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) continues to haunt...
ISS: Women, peace and security – is SA a global champion...
Gender-based violence and women’s empowerment are enormous challenges in South Africa. President Cyril Ramaphosa’s words in June 2020 illustrated the seriousness of the problem: ‘As a...
SA records drop in gender-based violence
South Africa’s initial COVID-19 lockdown saw gender-based violence and sexual crimes dramatically decrease during levels five and four.
Sexual offences crimes decreased between April and...
SA engaging Zimbabwe on human rights violations reports
The South African government says it has noted with concern the reports related to human rights violations in the Republic of Zimbabwe.
In a series...
Drones providing valuable skills to SA children
Drones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), are being used by athletes and coaches to improve performance and by the media to enhance...
Ministerial Task Team to take on half a decade of sexual...
The Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, has a new, “Ministerial Task Team” (MTT) assigned to investigate all cases of sexual misconduct...
Change of command parade for Joint Operations
A military parade was held at the Pretoria Military Sports Club in Thaba Tshwane to celebrate the outgoing chief of Joint Operations (JOps), Lieutenant...
Change of command parade for South African Military Health Services
On 14 November at the Pretoria Military Sports Club, the South African Military Health Service (SAMHS) held a change of command parade for the...
Thankful SANDF receives hampers for the festive season
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) Spouses Forum recently hosted a breakfast for the Goodwill Parcel Project (GWPP) 2019.
The SANDF Spouses Forum held...
5th Joint Defence Committee between South Africa and Federal Republic of...
A high-level delegation from Nigeria led by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence, Mrs NuratuBatagarawa, was in South Africa for the two-day...
SA Navy highlights achievements, upcoming events during portfolio visit
The South Africa Navy has highlighted recent achievements and upcoming events, including a naval exercise with Russia and China, during an oversight visit by...
SA Navy visited by Sri Lanka Defence Service Command and Staff...
The Sri Lanka Defence Service Command and Staff College (DSCSC) led by Air Commodore Camillus Bertram Labrooy along with his delegation consisting of 16...
South Africa and Zimbabwe seek to strengthen defence ties
Chief of the South African Army, Lieutenant General Lindile Yam, and Commander of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA), Lieutenant General Edzai Absolom Chanyuka Chimonyo,...
Mapisa-Nqakula addresses woman’s day parade
Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, joined the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) on 29 August in paying tribute to all...
Army protects Eskom workers in Khayelitsha
“The army is here to intimidate us” says Qandu-qandu informal settlement resident.
About a month ago, the South African National Defence Force was deployed to...
Women-led police operation nabs 263 suspects
A women-led police operation has led to the arrest of 263 suspects for various offences across the North West province.
“Detectives in the province apprehended 263...
Marikana incident must never repeat itself
The Marikana tragedy in which 44 people lost their lives must never repeat itself, Deputy Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Bavelile Hlongwa, said...
Johannesburg CDB raid yields major successes
On Wednesday 7 August, Gauteng law enforcement agencies descended on the Johannesburg Central Business District (CBD) in an intelligence-led operation focused on counterfeit goods...
SA government “displeased” with handling of terror alert
Government said in a statement on Wednesday it is displeased with how the threat of violent extremism and terrorism has been handled.
"South...
Major upgrade underway at 2 Military Hospital
With upgrade and refurbishment work completed on two of the SA National Defence Force's (SANDF) major medical assets, work at the third...
Air Defence Symposium will beam spotlight on Denel’s capabilities
Denel's contribution to South Africa's air defence capabilities will come under the spotlight at the eighth SA Joint Air Defence Symposium (SAJADS...
Saab to participate in SAJADS on the 10th – 12th September
The History of the South African Joint Air Defence Symposium (SAJADS).
In August 1999, Brig Gen M.S. Brazzoli, Director Command and Control Systems,...
South Africa and South Sudan enter into declaration of intent
South Africa and South Sudan have signed a declaration of intent as the first step towards a memorandum of understanding on defence.
The...
South Africa: Thales wins a R1.8 billion signalling contract for one...
Thales, one of the world's major players in transportation systems, is proud to announce that it has been awarded a contract to...
Air traffic networks across SA modernised
Thales and Air Traffic Navigation Services (ATNS) Company of South Africa – longstanding partners in air traffic management (ATM) systems – are...
South Africa/DRC have “special relations”
The "special relations" between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Africa, including that between the two countries' armed forces, have...
Military co-operation between Brazil and South Africa grows
South Africa and Brazil will increase defence co-operation, with the most immediate benefit going to the South American country as it prepares...
SA, China collaborate on astronomy
SA foresees increasing collaboration between Chinese and local astronomers and scientists in the face of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope.
SA is...
S.Africa police fire tear gas at rioting platinum miners
South African riot police fired tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon at hundreds of striking miners who went on the rampage...
South Africa desert town battles for radio telescope
The occasional sheep seeks respite from a sun that has scorched rocks black in this semi-desert region that South Africa hopes will...
South Africa selects 28 projects for green power drive
South Africa has chosen 28 renewable energy projects as part of its drive cut its reliance on coal fired plants, and bidders...
Over 400 rhinos poached in S.Africa this year
The number of rhinos poached in South Africa has risen sharply this year with more than 400 killed, said the South African...
Debt and doubt loom large over Durban climate talks
Economic crisis and the top three polluters China, the United States and India, loomed as obstacles to a new global deal at...
South Africa should clarify policies: ANC’s Phosa
South Africa needs to clarify its position on key policy issues such as nationalisation to restore foreign confidence in the country's investment...
Powerful ANC ally slams S.Africa’s secrecy bill
A governing partner of South Africa's ANC criticised a state secrecy bill the ruling party rammed through parliament over provisions it said...
S.Africa rejects Rwanda bid to extradite officer
South Africa has turned down a request to extradite exiled Rwandan army general Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa to his home country, but is...
South Africa passes secrets bill, media furious
South Africa's parliament passed a bill on protecting state secrets despite criticism at home and abroad that it harks back to apartheid...
SA helps NASA explore Mars
The SA National Space Agency (SANSA) will this month assist US-based National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to launch a rover on...
