South Africa had tried to avoid having its troops leave through Rwanda, which it thought would give Kigali the satisfaction ...

The Global Firepower website did rank South Africa's military third in Africa in 2024 ... Defence analyst Helmoed Heitman said that some equipment numbers "were simply wrong" and that the site ...

Chairperson of the Joint Standing Committee on Defence, Malusi Gigaba, has delivered a candid assessment of the state of ...

With the fiscal framework for South Africa’s 2025/26 national budget approved – by a small majority in Parliament this week – the military component of government in the form of the SA National ...

The country straddles key global maritime trade routes and serves as a buffer between rival blocs. Read more at ...

Russia is strengthening its cooperation with Uganda by providing its army with precise terrain mapping equipment valued at ...

The Russian attacks hit after Trump and Zelenskyy became involved in a new public spat, specifically over the future of ...

The Metropolitan Police has released a fresh appeal for information after seven statues were daubed with graffiti during a ...

The size of the SADC deployment has never been made public but analysts estimate it to number around 1,300 troops.

READ: Defence analyst Marais says it's concerning SANDF has only six operational military aircraft Mashatile said that the decision to withdraw should not be viewed as South Africa leaving the DRC ...

Despite the shuffle of US soldiers from the current Polish logistics hub supplying Ukraine, the move doesn’t signal a withdrawal of troops from Europe amid fears of Trump downsizing the US presence.