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Peace in Sudan: a fresh mediation effort is needed – how it could work
Intense fighting has ravaged Sudan since 15 April 2023. The war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and its erstwhile comrades-in-arms, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, has created one of the ...
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Criminality will be ‘dealt with decisively’ says Eskom
Eskom, in collaboration with the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) Energy Safety and Security Priority Committee, is continuing its crackdown on criminality within the ...
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SADC to withdraw troops from the DRC
A Southern African Development Community (SADC) extraordinary summit on Thursday terminated the mandate of the SADC Mission ...
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Defence budget remains stagnant despite R5 billion allocation for DRC deployment
South Africa’s defence budget has increased by just R400 million from 2024/25 to R55.94 billion for the 2025/26 financial ...
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SA Navy reportedly buys six luxury SUVs costing R6 million plus
Just on six months after it was revealed that a SA National Defence Force (SANDF) service chief was to acquire two Audi Q7s, another appears to be following SA Air Force (SAAF) number one Lieutenant ...
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African arms imports decline by nearly 50% over last decade
Imports of major arms by African states fell by 44% between 2015–19 and 2020–24, which was mainly due to decreases in the ...
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Maphwanya meets military attaché corps
Chief General Rudzani Maphwanya recently hosted the Military Attaché and Advisory Corps (MAAC) at Air Force Base (AFB) Waterkloof to talk defence. The gathering this week in the Brigadier General MK ...
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South Africans in Cuba marked Armed Forces Day
Unlike in South Africa where Armed Forces Day this year came and went with almost no commemoration, Cuba, some 17 000 plus kilometres away, saw a ‘successful’ Armed Forces Day being observed. The ...
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Delegations a strong point for AAD 2024
The large number and quality of delegations that attended the 2024 edition of the Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) exhibition were praised by those attending, and further trumpeted by the organisers ...
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Another virtual SADC summit on DR Congo conflict coming
President Cyril Ramaphosa, also Commander-in-Chief of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF), yesterday (11 March) told Parliament the Southern African Development Community (SADC) would meet “soon, ...
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Non-conventional but increasingly sophisticated maritime threats will persist in Africa
A naval war between African states is unlikely. Rather, the primary maritime security threat is from non-state actors using ...
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New Milkor missile in the exploratory phase
At the Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) 2024 exhibition, Milkor revealed a mockup of a new missile fitted to its Milkor 380 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), drawing a significant amount of attention ...