South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, also Commander-in-Chief of the country’s national defence force, has approved a two-year extension to General Rudzani Maphwanya’s term of office as its Chief.

In spite of Presidential assurances and some ad hoc allocations, South Africa’s defence budget will shrink by R2 billion next year. This is according to the 2026 Estimates of National Expenditure ...

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Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga is on the receiving end of multiple questions regarding the ‘reckless and unfair’ awarding of a personnel carrier tender to Milkor, and ...

Parliament, in the form of its Joint Standing Committee on Defence (JSCD), wants sight of the Department of Defence (DoD)/SA National Defence Force (SANDF) “Journey to Greatness” strategy as it seeks ...

On 16 October, Parliament’s defence committee asked for an urgent meeting between South Africa’s finance minister, Enoch Godongwana, and defence minister, Angie Motshekga. The committee, chaired by ...

The United States Air Force (USAF) is exploring the possibility of returning four mothballed KC-10 Extender tankers to service for a ‘partner nation’ in North Africa. In a Request for Information (RFI ...

Mali’s armed forces have taken delivery of another large shipment of military equipment from China, including Yitian-L short-range air defence systems. A large convoy was seen on 9 April moving ...

SVI Engineering, specialist manufacturer of armoured products in South Africa, has revealed the five vehicles that proved most popular with SVI customers purchasing armoured protection in 2025. “We’ve ...