Tag: South Africa
DA launches petition against PSIRA’s proposed new security regulations
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has launched a nationwide petition opposing proposed amendments by the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA), warning that the changes...
Rhino poaching crackdown: Kruger staff’s efforts lead to major sentences
The value of proper training added to on-the-job gut feel paid off for two Kruger National Park (KNP) staffers with an 11-year sentence handed...
Follow-up oversight visit to Thaba Tshwane shows no progress
On Monday 14 April, Carl Niehaus, Member of Parliament for the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) serving on both the Joint Standing Committee on Defence...
Inaugural Africa India Key Maritime Engagement underway off Tanzania
The inaugural Africa-India Key Maritime Engagement (Aikeyme) exercise between India and multiple African countries is underway off Tanzania, with the sea phase kicking off...
INSV Tarini departs Cape Town for final leg of round the...
The Indian Navy Sailing Vessel (INSV) Tarini on Tuesday 15 April departed the Royal Cape Yacht Club (RCYC) in Cape Town for the final...
Oceans and Coastal Information Management System a highlight for Ramaphosa during...
One of the technologies President Cyril Ramaphosa interacted with during a recent visit to the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) was the...
No evidence of RDM regulatory breach and arms exports remain regulated...
According to Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, South Africa is a responsible arms trader and does not allow the re-export of munitions to...
1 Mil corruption investigations on May agenda for Parliament defence committee
Come 16 May Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Defence (JSCD) can expect to be informed of what expert investigators found when delving into corruption...
Vandalism costs Eskom R221 million despite improvement
Eskom has reported that vandalism and theft of its infrastructure cost the utility R221 million in the past financial year, marking an improvement from...
Saab and Omnigo sign supplier agreement to expand production
Saab Grintek Defence (SGD) has doubled its turnover in the last two years and witnessed a five-fold increase in its order backlog, precipitating a...
Renewal of the SANDF essential for national security amid critical decline...
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is in critical decline due to chronic underfunding and outdated technology, and requires urgent renewal.
This is according...
Technology, improved crime intelligence, upskilled detectives to boost crime-fighting
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has reaffirmed the South African Police Service's (SAPS’s) commitment to efficient and accountable policing following the National Policing Summit, and...
Motshekga highlights career opportunities in defence during Bloemfontein outreach
Defence Minister Angie Motshekga led a ministerial outreach programme in Bloemfontein to deepen public understanding of the role and significance of the defence sector...
Military artisan technical allowance legal issue drags on
Technical allowances for Department of Defence (DoD) artisans remain a legal matter in progress, with Sandu (SA National Defence Union) waiting for heads of...
Police dismantle multiple drug labs worth R50 million
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has dismantled several clandestine drug laboratories in Standerton, Mpumalanga, uncovering illicit drugs and equipment valued at over R50...
SAMIDRC troops to withdraw by road through Rwanda
Withdrawal of the terminated Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – to start on as yet unspecified date...
SAAF King Air light transport aircraft loses door
A twin-engined SA Air Force (SAAF) B200C King Air lost its fuselage panel fitted with a door on take-off from Lanseria International Airport at...
Military legal officers prepare for combat readiness exercise
Lawyers and other legal personnel in the South African Defence Legal Services Division (DLSD) will take to the hills in May for Exercise Mafadi,...
Ramaphosa extends Operation Copper maritime security deployment
President Cyril Ramaphosa in his capacity as Commander-in-Chief of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) has authorised a year-long extension to a Southern African...
Female Indian Navy officers engage with SA community in Cape Town
Two female Indian Navy officers, currently on their fourth and final stopover as part of their Navika Sagar Parikrama II (NSP II) global circumnavigation...
Parliamentary committee raises alarms over SANDF budget cuts, security readiness
Chairperson of the Joint Standing Committee on Defence, Malusi Gigaba, has delivered a candid assessment of the state of South Africa’s defence capability, warning...
Thaba Tshwane an example of military neglect and mismanagement – Niehaus
During last month’s oversight visit to Thaba Tshwane, Parliamentary defence committee members inspected the military “suburb” in Pretoria and found its condition “deplorable,” with...
SANHO/UK Hydrographic Office collaborate to boost navigation safety
South Africa and the United Kingdom, via the hydrographic offices of their respective navies, furthered a longstanding relationship with the signing of an implementation...
Ramaphosa calls for holistic overhaul of policing at national summit
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for a bold, coordinated, and community-driven approach to crime-fighting, describing policing in South Africa as being at a crossroads...
Parliamentarians see dire state of 1 Military Hospital
A late March Parliamentary oversight visit to the supposed premier healthcare facility in the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) – 1 Military Hospital in...
DR Congo dead will be remembered in SANDF Rand Show exhibit
The SA National Defence Force (SANDF) will again have a presence at this year’s Rand Show, but a sombre side will be included in...
New sniper system for SA Army
The Infantry Formation of the SA Army now owns a new “cutting edge sniper rifle system” delivered through Project Tedu.
Acquisition of the system was...
JSCD confronts NCACC over export transparency and accountability
The Joint Standing Committee on Defence convened on 4 April 2025 for a critical oversight session with the National Conventional Arms Control Committee (NCACC),...
DA calls for urgent overhaul of Denel
Denel must undergo an urgent overhaul and leadership revamp to secure South Africa’s defence sector, the Democratic Alliance (DA) has urged. It says the...
Police Minister urges stronger Police-Business alliance in battle against crime
Minister of Police Senzo Mchunu has called for a renewed and results-driven partnership between the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the business sector,...
DoD paying creditors on time
Minister Angie Motshekga’s Department of Defence (DoD) was commended by the Public Service Commission (PSC) for settling supplier payments timeously.
PSC Commissioner Anele Gxoyiya, according...
General visible policing should not be a priority for SA police
South Africa’s Police Summit on 8 April takes place against the backdrop of major financial constraints facing the South African Police Service (SAPS). The...
Occupational health hazards at Military Veterans HQ
The Hatfield, Pretoria, building housing the headquarters of South Africa’s Department of Military Veterans (DMV) is seemingly not a good place to work in.
This...
US Navy vessel conducts quick port visit in Cape Town
The cold winds blowing between the United States and South Africa temporally thawed a little this past weekend when the United States Navy's Military...
Holomisa’s visit to RDM underscores commitment to defence industry growth and...
Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) recently hosted Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Major General (rtd) Bantu Holomisa at its Somerset West facility, reflecting...
Treasury pushes for sustainable SANDF rejuvenation amid budget constraints
With the fiscal framework for South Africa’s 2025/26 national budget approved – by a small majority in Parliament this week – the military component...
SA soldiers stopped illegal immigration, confiscated precious metals and impounded livestock...
Soldiers deployed on the standing SA National Defence Force (SANDF) border tasking Operation Corona had a busy time on Lesotho’s national boundaries with South...
Denel and Embraer partner on KC-390
South African defence conglomerate Denel was at the just ended Latin America Aerospace and Defence (LAAD) exhibition where it entered into a memorandum of...
Seventy-five years of tertiary military education in South Africa
The Faculty of Military Science at Saldanha on the west coast of the Western Cape province on 1 April marked its 75th anniversary with...
South Africa increases deportation of illegal immigrants
The Department of Home Affairs deported 46 898 illegal immigrants in the 2024/25 financial year ending 31 March 2025, representing an 18% increase compared to...
Proposed amendments to PSIRA regulations spark concern from industry
Proposed amendments to South African Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA) regulations have sparked major concerns within the security sector, with industry stakeholders saying...
BMA has apprehended half a million illegal immigrants since inception
While challenges remain, progress has been made in strengthening South Africa’s border management systems, Commissioner of the Border Management Authority (BMA), Dr Michael Masiapato,...
SVI LITE – cost-effective partial armour for the general public
Armoured vehicle specialists SVI Engineering have launched their SVI LITE product designed to offer cost-effective partial ballistic protection to the general motoring public.
Recognising that...
SAAF urgently seeking spares for four types in its fleet
The SA Air Force (SAAF) is, via Armscor, urgently looking for spare and replacement parts for four types in its fleet.
The aircraft types are,...
Aviation, drones are AAD 2026 focus areas
With the Commercial Aviation Association of Southern Africa (CAASA) the lead partner organising the 2026 Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) expo, commercial aviation as...
Milkor busy with Milkor 380 production and deliveries as UAV project...
Milkor continues to make strides with its Milkor 380 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), with the project now moving from its development phase to an...
Organised crime threatens Limpopo as border control said to be lacking
A “collapse of control” along the Limpopo/Zimbabwe border, apart from fuelling organised crime, also threatens tourism and agriculture as well as jeopardising the future...
Former Northern Cape Premier heads Parliamentary intelligence oversight committee
Sylvia Lucas will chair the nine-person strong Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence (JSCI), the only Parliamentary oversight committee to meet in camera.
The appointment of...
Military veterans’ database “doesn’t integrate with anything”
Old soldiers are not on the same level as other recipients of government welfare assistance was the inference made to Parliament’s Standing Committee on...
Security industry non-compliant says SASA’s Tony Botes
The private security sector is one of South Africa’s largest employers, yet it faces ongoing challenges related to compliance, fair wages, and regulatory enforcement.
Tony...
