Gulf states have become increasingly prominent in the squabbles, civil wars and inter-country tensions in the Horn of Africa ...

South Africa’s defence force — once regarded as a professional, capable partner in continental peacekeeping and national ...

One of the most revealing aspects of modern conflict is not always what happens on the battlefield, but what unfolds in the ...

What is today the Works Formation in the Department of Defence (DoD) was envisaged as the handyman of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) in the first ...

The 2009 Union Buildings protest march by soldiers remains on hold in the courts with a Tuesday appearance leading only to a ...

In mid-February I was among a group of 28 international defence journalists invited to India to observe a series of exercises hosted by the country’s armed ...

Claims the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) and the SA Police Service (SAPS) are, in effect, dragging their collective heels on the Presidential instruction ...

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has said it will look into allegations that up to R50 million belonging to South African soldiers may have been misappropriated ...

On Monday this week, oil markets went into panic over the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the choke point through which 20% of the world’s oil flows.

Israel and Iran in the Middle East has continued into its second week, raising the economic threat this conflict poses to South Africa. Iran has responded to the 28 February US/Israel attack by ...

The Ghana Air Force (GAF) has taken delivery of the first of three H175 helicopters from Airbus Helicopters, less than two months after the contract was ...

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has urged his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa to strengthen its defences in light of global security ...