Chief, General Rudzani Maphwanya, during a trip to Iran have drawn the ire of two Cabinet ministers and attracted the attention of the force’s commander-in-chief as well as a court martial call. An ...

The reintroduction of large-scale combat operations on the continent of Europe has reinvigorated calls for increased defence investments. Most recently at the 2025 NATO Summit, member nations pushed ...

All is proceeding to plan with the Western Cape leg of the SA Navy (SAN) force preparation exercise Red Lion. The Western Cape has by far the major SA Navy representation nationally with Simon’s Town ...

The South African government department tasked with diplomacy and foreign policy points out, in the wake of SA National Defence Force (SANDF) Chief, General Rudzani Maphwanya, apparently encroaching ...

South Africa and India can now fully implement the Submarine Rescue and Cooperation Implementation Agreement signed last year between the two navies. This follows the Indian Navy successfully ...

Russia’s Defence Attaché to South Africa, Colonel Nikolai Tsybulia, this week made a courtesy call to Vice Admiral Monde Lobese, Chief of the South African Navy, at Naval Headquarters in Pretoria, to ...

Armscor’s dip into military veteran welfare this week saw the defence and security acquisition and project management company host its inaugural supplier information day for veteran soldiers. The CSIR ...

Fatalities and violent events linked to militant Islamist groups in Africa sustained near record pace, with the Sahel and ...

Drone warfare has profoundly changed the way in which wars are waged, exacerbated by the ease with which they can be obtained and used, according to Professor Lindy Heinecken, vice dean of Research at ...

The Aerospace, Maritime and Defence Industries Association (AMD) of South Africa is looking to create Product Demonstrators in air, land, or sea projects to showcase member capabilities, much like the ...

General Rudzani Maphwanya, Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), is in Iran this week to advance military and strategic cooperation between the two nations. During his visit to ...

The Beninese Armed Forces has introduced new equipment into its inventory, including Cayman and MCAV-20 armoured personnel ...