Congo losses expose limit of South Africa's diplomatic ambitions
South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global south" on the world stage, but the ...
The Decline of SANDF: A National Security Crisis
By Nco Dube. The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has long been a symbol of national pride, a force that once project ...
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Bantu Holomisa and Angie Motshekga deliver contradictory SANDF statements, ignite online criticism
South Africans are more confused as Deputy Minister Bantu Holomisa and Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Angie Motshekga appeared to contradict each other.
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President Ramaphosa Urges South Africans to Support Troops Amid DRC Conflict
President Ramaphosa reaffirmed South Africa’s unwavering support for the peace process and urged SADC member states to remain ...
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SA Urges Rwanda to Withdraw Forces from DRC Amid Escalating Conflict
South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, has called on Rwanda to halt its support ...
Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know
A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region ...
Protesters attack embassies in Congo’s capital as security forces try to slow rebels in the east
United Nations officials say there were dead bodies on the streets of eastern Congo’s largest city where hospitals are ...
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South Korea to refit KDX-II destroyers with local combat management system
To develop the system, DAPA held a meeting with South Korean defence systems company Hanwha, the former disclosed in its statement on 15 January. In addition to its CMS, South Korea is seeking to ...
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Canola: a growing force in South Africa’s agricultural landscape
In 2024, the area under canola production in South Africa increased from 127 000ha to 145 000ha, with an estimated national yield of 2t/ha. Zander Spammer is an agricultural resource manager at ...
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Chief Rabbi Goldstein's Counter-Terrorism Task Force Raises Security Concerns in South Africa
There is a storm brewing around the invitation of an extra-judicial counterterrorism task force to investigate ... would threaten and undermine South Africa’s national interest.