The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) will not be deployed to deal with gangsterism and high crime rates in Cape Town’s low-income communities, Police Minister Bheki Cele maintained on Thursday. He confirmed his stance an hour before the DA, led by party leader Mmusi Maimane, marched to the Nyanga[…]
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) says it has been “reliably informed” of an impending protest march in Pretoria on Tuesday by some members of its Reserve Force (RF) component. “The information at hand suggests that the protest march is aimed at addressing RF service conditions as well as[…]
For the first time in 20 years, the Presidency has started to compose regulations for a state of emergency. Rapport, sister publication of News24, saw the draft regulations in terms of the State of Emergency Act 64 of 1997. In terms of these draft regulations, any security official will have[…]
Army deployment in gang hot spots around Cape Town is a long overdue necessity to try and crack down on “genocide” at the hands of gangsters, say residents. However, some have cautioned that soldiers may not be welcome in certain areas where residents have become fed up with police officers[…]
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) will mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the SS Mendi on Tuesday in the English Channel in 1917. The SS Mendi was carrying over 800 men from the South African Labour Corps to serve in France during the first World War.[…]
The deployment of almost 450 soldiers to Parliament ahead of President Jacob Zuma’s state of the nation address on Thursday is a breach of the separation of powers‚ according constitutional law expert Pierre de Vos. He said: “In the wake of the decision of the president to deploy more than[…]
The Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) on Wednesday formally strengthened its relationship with the South African Department of Defence (DOD), signing what the ulema body has described as an ‘historical and significant’ memorandum of agreement between the two sides. The agreement centres on the development of Muslim chaplains that currently serve[…]
A United Nations report has revealed that South African soldiers are the worst sexual offenders on UN peacekeeping missions. This comes as the UN faced controversy over allegations of child sexual abuse by French soldiers deployed to the Central African Republic. The UN Office of Internal Oversight Services report, which[…]
At no point has President Jacob Zuma’s family used a SA Air Force helicopter for transport, the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) said on Sunday. “The SANDF rejects these spurious allegations and places on record that at no point has the SA Air Force helicopter been used to transport family[…]
There was no update on the condition of two SA National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers wounded in Sudan while on UN/African Union peacekeeping duties, the SANDF said on Sunday. “There is no new information at this point,” Captain Jaco Theunissen said. On Thursday, Theunissen said the two soldiers were wounded[…]
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