The flagging by the parliamentary joint standing committee on defence chair Malusi Gigaba of the poor state of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF), has plagued the SANDF across successive ...

The SANDF’s operational readiness is severely compromised by outdated and poorly maintained equipment. South Africa’s 26 Gripen fighter jets are among the most advanced on the continent.

the primary entry point for the soldiers and their military equipment. With the DRC government responding by closing the airport, SANDF sources informed IOL that the only remaining option for ...

and political organisations about the preparedness of the SANDF after years of throttled budgets, which resulted in cutbacks in training, failure to modernise equipment, reduced serviceability of ...