Tag: Simons Town
Armscor/SA Navy oversight briefing runs aground as Motshekga fails to pitch
Simon’s Town, home to the premier base of the SA Navy (SAN) and its fleet headquarters as well as the Armscor dockyard, was the...
Africa’s first submarine museum is officially open
The South African Navy (SA Navy) and the Naval Heritage Trust (NHT) hosted a celebratory ceremony to officially open the SAS Assegaai Submarine Museum...
Navy ammunition depot in Simon’s Town is a fire hazard
The land managed by the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) in the Cape Peninsula is a serious fire hazard, experts say. In violation of...
Improving dockyard capacity is on the drawing board – Motshekga
A publicly threatened action to “divorce” the SA Navy (SAN) from the manager of the naval dockyard, Armscor, is seemingly not going to happen...
SAS Assegaai ready for recommissioning as a museum exhibit
Part of Naval Base (NB) Simon’s Town’s Cole Point parking area will in the next fortnight bear testimony to the proverb “where there’s a...
Union takes aim at Armscor over dockyard
Embattled Armscor, under fire from the SA Navy for non-delivery, is picking up flak from a trade union for allegedly ignoring what is termed...
Navy briefing highlights budget and procurement woes
The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) Select Committee on Security and Justice conducted an oversight visit to the South African Navy Base Simon’s Town...
SA Navy Roll of Honour updated
The SA Navy (SAN) Roll of Honour in Simon’s Town has been updated and the occasion suitably commemorated with a wreath laying.
The commemorative event...
SA Navy Festival returns to Simon’s Town after seven-year hiatus
The South African Navy Festival made its highly anticipated return to Simon's Town for the first time since 2017, and was held over the...
SA Navy Festival returns between 4-6 October
After an absence of several years the popular SA Navy Festival in the East Dockyard at Simon’s Town will return this year.
The event, to...
Naval Base Simon’s Town buildings renamed to honour dead submariners
One of the single biggest loss of lives – three - operationally in the SA Navy (SAN) since democracy has been honoured with buildings...
Navy Festival seen as a teaser for submarine museum
The return of the SA Navy (SAN) festival to Simon’s Town in October opened a window of opportunity too good to miss for the...
Submarine Museum relocation moves forward with major boost from mayoral donation
The Mayor of Cape Town has made a significant contribution of R750 000 to the Naval Heritage Trust (NHT) to support the relocation of...
Naval Museum does its share to tell South Africans about “their”...
Proof of the contribution military museums make to public and wider civil/military relations comes from the SA Naval Museum which reported a high visitor...
IMT shows AI and VR developments to senior SANDF acquisition personnel
The Simon’s Town-based Institute for Maritime Technology (IMT) recently showcased developments in capability and service, including artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality (VR), to...
No evidence of Lady R loading weapons – Ramaphosa
There was nothing untoward or suspicious about the December arrival of a Russian cargo ship in the Simon’s Town naval harbour, South African President...
SA Naval Dockyard improvements will see better service
Just on half the content of Armscor’s first newsletter of the year – dubbed “a new design and approach” to stakeholder communication – is...
Nuts and bolts info on Lady R inquiry missing
Last weekend’s announcement of a judicial inquiry by the South African Presidency into the Lady R and what she might or not have unloaded...
Did South Africa sell arms to Russia? Only a series of...
On 11 May 2023 the US ambassador to South Africa, Reuben Brigety, claimed that South Africa had secretly exported arms to Russia in December...
“Tell us what was loaded on the Lady R” – OUTA
The war of words around Lady R and her supposed South African arms/weapons cargo generated comment and response from academics, civil society, politicians and...
Russian cargo vessel’s Simon’s Town berthing escalated to enquiry
The apparent clandestine visit of a Russian cargo vessel to Naval Base (NB) Simon’s Town in December will be addressed by an independent enquiry...
Did Lady R offload ammunition in Simon’s Town?
The Russian cargo vessel Lady R is long gone – currently at anchor off Beira in Mozambique - with unanswered questions about her docking...
Modise still mum on Lady R
The “deafening silence” around Lady R and her seemingly secret stop in Naval Base (NB) Simon’s Town’s harbour serves only to raise suspicions Democratic...
Mysterious Russian cargo ship Lady R exits Simon’s Town
The furtive arrival of Russian cargo vessel Lady R in Simon’s Town earlier this week was nowhere near in the same class as her...
Unexpected arrival of Russian ship in Simon’s Town raises eyebrows
The arrival of a Russian cargo ship in Simon’s Town, the home port of the SA Navy (SAN) fleet, is believed to be a...
Reports of SA Navy frigate firing a cannon round into Simons...
Weekend reports of a South African Navy (SAN) frigate accidentally or mistakenly firing a 76 mm cannon round into the mountains above Simons Town...
Progress with dockyard renewal
The Simon’s Town dockyard, now in its third year of Armscor management, has made “significant progress” on the renewal strategy put in place by...
Armscor reports progress on dockyard renewal
Armscor presented a comprehensive three year, three phase renewal for the Simons’ Town dockyard to the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans with...
COVID-19 hasn’t beached the Navy
The SA Navy (SAN) maintains the COVID-19 pandemic has had “minimal” impact on naval operations and personnel with the fleet “able to deploy as...
Additional capabilities for Simon’s Town dockyard
The Armscor controlled and managed naval dockyard at Simon’s Town is recognised as a strategic facility and is undergoing re-establishment to boost capabilities, according...
Naval Dockyard expected to make a R30 million loss
The Naval Dockyard in Simons Town is expected to make a loss of R30.6 million for the 2018/19 financial year - the...
HMS Portland visits South Africa
The Royal Navy ship HMS Portland is paying a visit to South Africa, with stops in Durban and Simon's Town.
HMS Portland (F79)...
China’s Poly Defence partners with Denel
Denel and Poly Technologies, part of China's mammoth state owned Poly Defence group, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to join forces...
Cape Town reaffirms Navy’s right of entry
The City of Cape Town has reaffirmed the South African Navy's (SAN) right of entry into Simon's Town.
Speaking at the Right of...
Navy wants Simon’s town dockyard back – Mudimu
The South African Navy has fired the first broadside in its attempt to win back control of the Simon's Town naval dockyard...
