The Democratic Alliance (DA) has requested that Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans chairperson Dakota ...

Sunday newspaper aficionados with an interest in the state of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) did not have much to be optimistic about following ...

DIRCO has distanced itself from SANDF chief Rudzani Maphwanya's pledge of solidarity with Iran during his visit to the country.

South Africa’s defence force has been in decline for some time as its budget has shrunk while its duties have changed.

General Rudzani Maphwanya submitted a report on his Iran visit to Angie Motshekga, sparking mixed reactions as South Africans ...

In the shadow of South Africa’s 30-year democratic milestone, a chilling narrative has emerged: the spectre of a coup d’état. On 16 July 2025, Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni stunned ...

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is the name of the armed forces of South Africa. The military as it exists today was created in 1994, following South Africa's first post-apartheid ...

The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, has called for reinforcement of ties between the Armed Forces of Nigeria and the South African National Defence Force towards addressing the ...

The SANDF chief and the defence minister are reportedly at odds over the reinstatement of an unlawfully dismissed colonel.

The South African National Defence Force marks 30 years this year, having been established on 27 April 1994. It’s as old as the country’s constitutional democracy, the result of a negotiated ...

In early June 2015, South Africa’s National Assembly passed the Defence Review, which outlines the country’s long-term defence policy and strategic trajectory. The review indicates that ...