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August 20
South Africa: Arrests After 'Ammo' Burglary At Western Cape Police Base Reminiscent of 1998 Gang Theft
Three suspects have been arrested after a burglary at a cop base in Faure in the Western Cape, the same vicinity where a group including ex-Hard Livings gang boss Rashied Staggie… Read more »
August 15
South Africa: A Woman Soldier's Beautiful Book Reclaims the MK Mantle
Marion Sparg's Guilty and Proud shows up Jacob Zuma's party as interlocutors. Ferial Haffajee asked the author about her memoir. Read more »
August 04
East Africa: Sudan's Government Denies Famine Exists in Darfur's Zamzam Camp
CAIRO, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Sudan on Sunday denied the existence of famine in North Darfur's Zamzam camp for internally displaced people, while an aid group said there was a risk of a… Read more »
July 22
South Africa: High Court Declares South African Arms Exports to War-Torn Myanmar Unlawful
The ruling could have direct implications for South Africa's arms exports to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, which are accused of committing war crimes in Yemen. Read more »
July 10
Africa: Why the African Union Should Weigh in On the Gaza Crisis, Beyond Adding to Ceasefire Calls
Unlike its ambiguous response to the Russia-Ukraine war, the AU's position on the destruction of Gaza has been clear, but the body could play a useful short-term role beyond adding… Read more »
July 02
South Africa: 'Blue Light Bullies' Case Drags On While Members of Mashatile's Vip Protection Unit Are Back At Work
A year ago, eight police officers attached to Deputy President Paul Mashatile's protection unit allegedly assaulted military trainees on the N1 highway in Johannesburg. Justice is… Read more »
June 26
Africa: Africa's World War 2 Veterans Are the Ignored Heroes of Britain's Colonial Empire
Many African WW2 veterans returned with a sense of pride and commitment to the democratic and human rights movement that they helped create, but were disappointed by the treatment… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Two More SANDF Soldiers Killed in Eastern DRC, Death Toll Rises to Five
South Africa's death toll in the DRC mission has risen to five after a mortar attack on their base claimed two soldiers. Read more »
June 11
Malawi: Malawian Soldiers Search Forest for Missing Aircraft Carrying Vice-President Saulos Chilima
President Chakwera was clinging to the hope of finding survivors after a plane carrying 10 people went missing during bad weather. Read more »
March 03
Congo-Kinshasa: After Mortar Fire Tragedy, Two SANDF Soldiers Deployed in DRC Die in Apparent Murder-Suicide
Just two weeks after two South African soldiers were killed by mortar fire in the Democratic Republic of Congo, two more SA soldiers died in an apparent murder-suicide in the… Read more »
February 15
South Africa: Army Training for Controversial Gauteng Crime Prevention Wardens Raises Concerns
The Gauteng Crime Prevention Wardens are now training under the supervision of the South African National Defence Force, a decision that has sparked concerns from an expert on… Read more »
South Africa: Vladimir Putin Justified Adolf Hitler's Invasion of Poland - South Africa Must Denounce Him
The world is reeling from brutal wars, seething conflicts that could soon explode, and the prospect of deadly weapons (not all of them physical) that are already creeping towards… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Soldiers Killed, 3 Injured in Mortar Explosion in Eastern DR Congo
The soldiers had only begun being deployed two months ago as part of a regional force to tackle Rwanda-backed rebels. Read more »
January 14
South Africa: SA's Genocide Case Against Israel Could End the Humanitarian Catastrophe in Gaza, Says Amnesty International
Aid organisations, solidarity campaigns and scholars have voiced their support for South Africa's genocide case against Israel, which concluded on Friday afternoon at the… Read more »
January 12
South Africa: 'Nothing Will Stop This Suffering, Except an Order From This Court' - - SA Sets Out the Evidence Against Israel
South Africa's high-powered legal team urged the International Court of Justice to assert its authority at the Hague on Thursday. Israel will present its arguments on Friday. Read more »
January 10
South Africa: Parties Weigh Up SA's Genocide Case Against Israel - Newbies Change Starts Now and Rise Mzansi in Support, Maimane's Bosa Says It's a 'Misstep'
The International Court of Justice in the Hague will hold its first hearing in South Africa's genocide case against Israel on Thursday. Which South African political parties back… Read more »
December 08, 2023
South Africa: SANDF Confirms Inquiry Heard Torture Allegations but Denies Existence of Military 'Death Squad'
Generals from the top echelons of the South African National Defence Force on Thursday denied the allegations of the existence of a military squad responsible for acts of torture… Read more »
November 06, 2023
South Africa: Tel Aviv Diplomats Recalled Over 'Untenable' Situation With Israeli Ambassador
The South African government has decided to recall its diplomats in Tel Aviv for 'consultation' amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine. Read more »
October 25, 2023
South Africa: The South African Air Force Has Become an Expensive, Dysfunctional Luxury
The funding crisis has become so severe that defence pundits are proposing the hitherto unthinkable -- that South Africa reduce its Air Force to just an Air Wing, which comprises… Read more »
October 15, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Defence Force Recalls 8 Soldiers From UN Peacekeeping Duty to Answer Sex Misconduct Charges
Eight soldiers arrested in DRC have returned to South Africa to answer to 'sexual abuse and exploitation' allegations. Read more »
September 27, 2023
South Africa: Submarine Tragedy a 'Wake-Up Call' to Govt to Stop Slashing Defence Budget - Navy Chief
Speaking at a memorial service for three submariners, the chief of the South African Navy on Wednesday decried the ongoing maritime defence force budget cuts by the government,… Read more »
South Africa: South African Army Mourns Loss of Four Soldiers in Road Accident Outside Upington
The South African National Defence Force has held a combined memorial service in Upington for four soldiers who died in a road accident on 20 September. They will be buried… Read more »
August 09, 2023
Africa: Human Rights Abuses and Anti-Democratic Disinformation Are Hallmarks of Wagner, Other Mercenary Groups in Africa
Private military contractors have developed into worldwide high-stakes businesses, with the Wagner Group smuggling gold out of Sudan to the tune of $130bn annually. However, there… Read more »
July 14, 2023
Central Africa: Roll Over Prigozhin - Here Comes Paul Kagame
Wagner's African adventurism was neatly summed up when Russian TV, set loose to insult Yevgeny Prigozhin in the wake of the failed putsch, labelled him the 'wannabe Robin Hood west… Read more »
June 28, 2023
South Africa: Inside The Defence Force Plan to Spend U.S.$3,000 Per Soldier On New Uniforms
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is in financial trouble -- with ageing hardware, weaponry and uniforms. But even though South African soldiers' gear is overdue for… Read more »
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