The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has reached an agreement with M23 rebels to facilitate the withdrawal of SADC Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (SAMIDRC) troops and ...

Despite increasing demands on the country's defence force, funding for the military has been steadily declining ...

During his keynote address at today’s Public Private Partnerships for Defence and Security conference, Deputy Minister of ...

SANDU said the agreement also includes the return of SANDF equipment to South Africa. “There remains a significant gap between the signing of an agreement and its full execution. “SANDU hopes ...

“That because the expansion and re-equipment of the SANDF would have given it a solid flow of orders and R&D funding on the back of which it would have been able to market aggressively (assuming ...

Strong only on paper? Fact-checking Angie Motshekga's claim about South Africa's military might The Global Firepower website did rank South Africa's military third in Africa in 2024 but it's unclear ...

Finance Minister Godongwana confirms the SANDF will retain its R5 billion peacekeeping budget despite SADC's planned ...

While the SANDF has a larger pool of personnel and more advanced equipment on paper, its operational readiness is questionable. The RDF, on the other hand, has proven its ability to deploy quickly ...