Tag: South Africa
Innovation and passion under the spotlight at Aeronautical Society Conference
The theme of this year’s Aeronautical Society of South Africa Annual Conference was African Aerospace: Innovation and Passion and it examined local and international...
Drone Con 2019: redefining the future of work with drones
The theme of this year’s Drone Conference, held in Durban this week, had the them of ‘redefining the future of work with drones’ and...
Armscor cutting the dockyard deficit
Tabling the Armscor annual report, its acting chief executive Advocate Solomzi Mbada said a new strategy to eliminate the financial deficit at the Simon’s...
Op Lockdown achieving results
Police Minister General Bheki Cele said there had been a drastic decline in the murder rate in Western Cape since Operation Lockdown started.
Operation Lockdown...
Vaal River water still a serious concern
The Department of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation said the Vaal River has over the past few months deteriorated and poses a serious social...
CSIR proposes study into robotic wingman for SAAF
A robotic wingman, a type of unmanned aerial vehicle, could be well suited to South African Air Force (SAAF) requirements, says a senior a...
Treasury/DoD disconnect a problem for defence funding – Marais
Democratic Alliance (DA) shadow defence and military veterans minister Kobus Marais maintains a “disconnect” between National Treasury and the Department of Defence (DoD) is...
Commercial agriculture supports revamped rural safety plan
The Transvaal Agricultural Union (TAU) was part of consultations and deliberations to make the just relaunched SA Police Service (SAPS) rural safety strategy a...
Zuma trial postponed
The trial of former President Jacob Zuma has been postponed to 4 February next year.
The former president faces charges of corruption, money laundering and...
Defence minister expects more from SA defence attaches
Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, has said she expects more from South Africa’s defence attaches. She was speaking at the fourth...
Check before you speak, Minister!
South African Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula needs to verify her facts before she speaks, or risk further embarrassment to the South...
