Tag: South Africa
Cuban COVID-19 drug import investigations continue
The Office of the Auditor-General and the SA Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) are to be given “space” to better deal with the apparent...
Lion’s share of defence budget goes to salaries
Compensation of employees (CoE) is the largest cost driver in the Department of Defence (DoD), according to the latest Estimates of National Expenditure (ENEs)...
Paramount partners with Sarcos Robotics to offer exoskeletons and military robots
Paramount Group and US-based Sarcos Robotics have announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to bring robotic systems to government and industrial customers in the...
Damen reaches out to Groote Schuur healthcare workers
Damen Shipyard Cape Town’s (DSCT's) social and community responsibility initiative delivered 4 000 care packages to nursing staff at Cape Town’s Groote Schuur Hospital.
The...
Stolen bakkies recovered near Samora Machel Monument
A soldier’s job is often a thankless task with bad weather not allowed to interfere. Soldiers on border protection found the recent heavy rain...
Denel’s employee numbers shrink 15% over the last year
In a presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises today on its annual financial results for 2019/20, Denel revealed that it had lost...
SG admits “wrongs committed” with Cuban COVID-19 drug import
Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans (PCDMV) heard “wrongs were committed” during the acquisition of a Cuban drug said to assist in...
Paramount and Bharat Forge agreement secures Indian Army vehicle order
Bharat Forge Limited, part of the Kalyani Group, which has partnered with Paramount Group to produce Mbombe 4/Kalyani M4 4x4 armoured vehicles in India,...
Arms deal corruption trial against South African ex-President Zuma to start...
A corruption case against former South African President Jacob Zuma and French company Thales related to a $2 billion arms deal will begin on...
South African corruption inquiry wants Zuma jailed for 2 years after...
A South African inquiry into corruption during Jacob Zuma’s time in power is seeking the former president’s imprisonment for two years, after he defied...