Armscor and the South African Navy have set the new date for the completion of the SAS Isandlwana’s refit as October 2027, ...

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has officially opened applications for its 2027 Military Skills Development System (MSDS) intake, offering young South Africans the chance to train, ...

Despite the Navy’s severe resource constraints, Operation Copper seems to have been continued for political rather than ...

Todd Johnson has written in the Daily Maverick an insightful oped on the mismatch between what the government asks and expects the South African National Defense Forces (SANDF) to do and the amount of ...

Monde Lobese, told the Joint Committee on Defence that it needs to take a stand against what he calls the sabotage of the defence force due to years of defunding. Defence Minister Angie Motshekga ...

The South African Navy is under scrutiny after allegations that it ignored a direct instruction from President Cyril Ramaphosa to exclude Iran from a multinational naval exercise held in False Bay.

EDITORIAL: SANDF’s SOS – Why are the armed forces fighting for survival? Since 2024, the world has witnessed the highest number of active conflicts since World War II. As concerns grow about global ...

Ahead of the imminent deployment of thousands of soldiers to South Africa’s crime-affected areas on Wednesday, 1 April, the Auditor-General has revealed that the Department of Defence (DoD) is unable ...

It was either American novelist Mark Twain or British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli who famously wrote that there are three kinds of lies; lies, damned lies and statistics, which proves just how ...

SANDF border security operations are set for increased funding support as government moves to address capacity constraints affecting smuggling, trafficking and illegal immigration along South Africa’s ...

The SANDF column marches in unison FILE PHOTO: Dave Savides The Office of the South African Military Ombud is taking its outreach programme around KZN, educating both serving and former members of the ...