The long-simmering debate over South Africa’s declining defence capabilities exploded into the public arena in the past few ...

South Africa’s security environment is entering a decisive and dangerous phase, not because of a single event or adversary, but because the state itself is ...

DA Defence Spokesperson Chris Hattingh stresses that the country's armed forces are in decline and that the risks associated ...

Defence Minister Angie Motshekga has clarified that military leaders can speak out against challenges in the SA National ...

SANDF last month confirmed the rotation of Operation Mistral troops serving under the UN's MONUSCO mission in the DRC.

Chief of the South African Navy, Vice Admiral Monde Lobese, has issued a stark warning that decisions to drastically reduce the South African National Defence Force’s (SANDF) workforce is effectively ...

Austerity policies and changes introduced by the GNU have shrunk the public sector footprint in security matters. Even with ...

Frikkie Jonker served as a Captain in the South African National Defence Force and is now taking the fight to streaming ...

The South African government distanced itself from remarks by the country’s top general during a visit to Iran, where he criticized Israel and voiced solidarity with the Islamic Republic. South ...

A pair of South African National Defence Force Oryx helicopters. (SANDF) The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has told Janes that it has no date for the return of its five Oryx helicopters ...