When security forces in Puntland, Somalia, raided a vehicle convoy traveling south from Garowe, they confiscated a collection of drones capable of delivering explosives. The devices were similar to ...

There are few images as iconic as that of a United Nations (UN) peacekeeper clad in a blue helmet, ushering civilians to safety or monitoring a fragile ceasefire along the line of contact. Yet, this ...

Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) 2026 is on track and moving to full operation by the time gates open at Air Force Base (AFB) Waterkloof on 16 September next year. Mid-June saw a suppliers’ open day ...

The foreign ministers of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) signed a new peace agreement on 27 June 2025 ...

The work done by a military board of inquiry (BoI) seven years ago is bearing fruit, with the court appearance last week of six SA National Defence Force (SANDF) Reserve Force personnel for fraud, ...

Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga’s assurances to Parliament last week that the South African National ...

South African-based Aztec has proven to be a key supplier of aerospace, defence and security solutions to the private and ...

The peace agreement entered into between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and neighbouring Rwanda in New York is seen as “a significant step toward de-escalation, peace and stability in eastern ...

Back from DR Congo, another planeload of South African soldiers at Bram Fisher International Airport last week. The issue of unpaid out-of-country allowances for South African soldiers and military ...

The majority of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers serving with the now-terminated Southern African ...

Touted by the Department of Defence (DoD) as a turning point for South Africa’s defence force, the “Journey to Greatness” strategy has been accused by political parties of being a hollow and ...

There was a time when the old Portuguese Empire encompassed colonies in both West Africa and East Africa. In terms of South African engagement, being adjacent to both of the regional colonial outposts ...