Army 'Becoming Tourists On the Cape Flats', Say Some Cpfs As Deployment Is Extended

News24Wire

Community Policing Forums (CPFs) have suggested several ways in which the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) can best take advantage of their deployment to the Cape… Read more »

AU Angared By Attack On Burundi Soldiers in Somalia

Dalsan Radio

The African Union has strongly condemned an attack that targeted soldiers from Burundi within the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Saturday in Hirshabelle region. Read more »

Chiwenga Wanted Mugabe to Die in Office - Jonathan Moyo

263Chat

Exiled former Minister Jonathan Moyo has alleged that Vice President Constantino Chiwenga wanted former President, the late Robert Mugabe to die in office since he was one of the… Read more »

Bitter Rivalry Triggered Theft of 'Billions' by Soldiers - General

Premium Times

A military court-martial for the troubled Nigerian Army major-general, Hakeem Otiki, opened on a very personal note in Abuja on Tuesday, with the defence team labouring to cast the… Read more »

President Cyril Ramaphosa Extends Army Deployment in Western Cape [press release]

Govt of SA

President Cyril Ramaphosa has in terms of Section 201(2)(a) of the Constitution, read with Section 19 of the Defence Act, extended the employment of the South African National… Read more »

Army Launches 20 'Super Camps' to Fight Boko Haram [analysis]

Leadership

TARKAA DAVID, in this report, dissects Army's super camp concept and quest to root out insurgents through tactical, trained and motivated troops. Read more »

Cautious Optimism As S. Sudan Leaders Agree On Issue of Security

East African

There was cautious optimism by South Sudanese, observers and the international community last week as the main protagonists in the South Sudan conflict made considerable progress… Read more »

12 Burundian Peacekeepers in a Military Convoy Ambush

Dalsan Radio

At least 12 Burundian peacekeepers were killed Saturday when a military convoy was ambushed by the militant group Al Shabaab north of the Somali capital Mogadishu, security sources… Read more »

Opposition to Parley With Rebel Alliance in Egypt

Radio Dabanga

The Egyptian capital of Cairo is set to witness the meeting of the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) and Sudan Call alliance of opposition parties at the invitation of the Egyptian… Read more »

Army Stays for Another Six Months, but Western Cape Government Wants Seat in the Operations Centre [analysis]

Daily Maverick

On the day SANDF troops were due to leave the Cape Flats, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a six-month extension. The move was welcomed by the Western Cape and City of Cape Town… Read more »

How Military's Super Camp Strategy Aids Boko Haram to Hold Positions

This Day

The Super Camp strategy adopted by the military in the war against insurgency in the North-east may have given the terrorists opportunity to occupy more territories from where they… Read more »

Army Court Martial Former GOC Over Alleged Stolen N400 Million

Premium Times

The Nigerian Army has commenced the trial of the former General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division, Sokoto, Hakeem Otiki, a major general, over alleged stolen N400 million by some… Read more »

Major General Mugoba Dies

The Herald

Former Zimbabwe National Army Chief of Staff Major General Trust Mugoba has died. Major General Mugoba passed away around 8.30 am today. Read more »

The Last Days of Bashir in the Palace, New Days in Court

Ayin English

The moment millions of Sudanese entered into the vicinity of the General Command of the Army Headquarters on 6 April, the deposed former President al-Bashir was sitting on a chair… Read more »

It's Time to End Terrorism, Nigeria's Buhari Tells Ecowas Leaders

Leadership

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday enjoined leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to tackle the menace of terrorism threatening the subregion head-on. Read more »