Tag: Vusi Masondo
Military Ombud investigating 85 cases
The South African Military Ombud has finalised 258 cases in the current financial year and is working on another 85, Ombud Vusi Masondo has...
Civilians part of Military Ombud KZN outreach
Retired general Vusi Masondo, South Africa’s military Ombud, wants ordinary people to know they can complain to his office about the conduct of soldiers.
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Conditions of service top complaints list to Military Ombud
The Military Ombud received almost four times as many complaints about conditions of service in the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) than bad and...
Masondo wants Military Ombud Act reviewed
The death of Alexandra resident Collins Khoza, apparently at the hands of soldiers during the early stages of the national state of disaster lockdown...
Military Ombud calls for better civil-military relations
Militaries should ensure they find “new, sustainable and respected roles” if the objectives of stable, democratic governance and administrative justice are to be attained,...
SA Military Ombud addresses international ombud conference
The South African Military Ombud Lieutenant General (Ret) Vusumuzi Masondo has addressed delegates during the 12th International Conference of Ombud Institutions for the Armed...
New chiefs of SA Army, Joint Operations, SAMHS announced
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has announced several high-level promotions and transfers, including a new Chief of the Army, new Chief of...
SANDF Chief of Staff visits Uganda
South African National Defence Force (SANDF) Chief of staff Lieutenant General Vusi Masondo has visited Uganda with the aim of strengthening bilateral...
Yam takes over as new Chief of SA Army
Lieutenant General Lindile Yam on Friday ceremonially took over as the new Chief of the South African Army from Lieutenant General Vusi...
SANDF rural development pilot project kicks off on April 1
April 1 has been set down as the starting date for the SA Army's official commitment to rural development in North West.
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Yam takes over from Masondo as Army Chief
The SA Army has a new chief with now Lieutenant General Lindile Yam taking over command of the largest component of the...
SANDF to embed journalists on a regular basis
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) says it will regularly embed journalists in the military, including on operational deployments, as it...
More South African military training asked for by the DRC
South African military expertise has again been requested by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to train FARDC soldiers.
It is not a...
No funds for additional Op Corona companies but Army making a...
The South African Army is working hard to deploy an additional two companies on border protection duty in line with the defence...
Exercise Young Eagle ensures SANDF is combat ready
The South African Army has declared the nearly 5 000 military personnel who took part in this year's Exercise Young Eagle combat...
SANDF is mission ready says Commander-in-Chief
President Jacob Zuma, Commander-in-Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has assured Parliament "all forces deployed internally and externally are...
6 000 SANDF troops deployed on internal and external missions
At the moment some 6 000 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) personnel are deployed on internal and external missions, including 2...
Defence Review implementation depends on funding – SA Army
Implementation of the 2014 Defence Review by the South African Army depends on the injection of additional funding, according to the Chief...
SA element of ACIRC to be combat ready by end June
The South African military contribution to the African Capacity for Immediate Response to Crises (ACIRC) force will be combat ready by end...
SA Army making effort to ensure equal demographic representation
The South African Army is striving to recruit whites into the landward arm of service of the South African National Defence Force...