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A seven-week database verification drive by South Africa’s Department of Military Veterans (DMV) aimed exclusively at Non-Statutory Force (NSF) veterans is ...

Since it was established in 2006, al Shabaab has proven to be Africa’s most enduring militant Islamist group, and one of the most deadly - Somalia accounts ...

St George’s Hotel in north Gauteng is home to both the Defence and National War colleges and is officially part of the property portfolio of the Department of ...

Air Force Base Ysterplaat hosted a Combined Change of Command Parade on Friday 26 September, honouring the legacy of one of the South African Air Force’s ...

Marking the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, the United Nations (UN) has it the nuclear threat is accelerating and evolving.

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is falling apart, with the collapse of state entities and underfunding at the core of its demise.

The civilian triumvirate heading the South African Department of Defence (DoD) racked up more than R20 million in travel, accommodation and related expenses ...

The current state of the state-owned enterprise, Denel, is well known. It has shrunk from over 10 000 employees to around 1 ...

SA Army Chief, Lieutenant General Lawrence Mbatha, was on hand at 3 SA Infantry (SAI) Battalion in Kimberley to see 1 600 ...

Increasing South Africa’s defence budget to 1.5% of GDP as recommended by the South African National Defence Force’s (SANDF’s) Journey to Greatness plan will ...

An opinion article on the future of Denel by former Armscor Chairperson Phillip Dexter drew scathing comment from South African defence industry consultant ...