The Department of Defence has distanced itself from comments made by the Chief of the South African Navy, Vice Admiral Monde Lobese, who questioned whether Cabinet officials behind budget cuts to the ...

Three letters from President Cyril Ramaphosa in his capacity as Commander-in-Chief of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) ...

While the DA supports the SANDF being deployed for the right reasons and with clear objectives, it can never be acceptable ...

Monde Lobese, told the Joint Committee on Defence that it needs to take a stand against what he calls the sabotage of the defence force due to years of defunding. Defence Minister Angie Motshekga ...

Despite the navy's severe resource constraints, Operation Copper seems to have been continued for political rather than practical reasons.Since 2011, the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), ...

The South African Navy is under scrutiny after allegations that it ignored a direct instruction from President Cyril Ramaphosa to exclude Iran from a multinational naval exercise held in False Bay.

EDITORIAL: SANDF’s SOS – Why are the armed forces fighting for survival? Since 2024, the world has witnessed the highest number of active conflicts since World War II. As concerns grow about global ...

It was either American novelist Mark Twain or British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli who famously wrote that there are three kinds of lies; lies, damned lies and statistics, which proves just how ...

Ahead of the imminent deployment of thousands of soldiers to South Africa’s crime-affected areas on Wednesday, 1 April, the Auditor-General has revealed that the Department of Defence (DoD) is unable ...

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) says it is gravely concerned about the “unabated illegal use” of its combat camouflage uniform. Spokesperson Rear Admiral (Junior Grade) Prince ...

The SANDF column marches in unison FILE PHOTO: Dave Savides The Office of the South African Military Ombud is taking its outreach programme around KZN, educating both serving and former members of the ...