In the shadow of South Africa’s 30-year democratic milestone, a chilling narrative has emerged: the spectre of a coup d’état. On 16 July 2025, Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni stunned ...

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Vice Admiral Monde Lobese’s SA Navy (SAN) this week put three platforms into False Bay as part of its national force preparation exercise Red Lion 2025, and these were briefly joined by the new French ...

Chief, General Rudzani Maphwanya, during a trip to Iran have drawn the ire of two Cabinet ministers and attracted the attention of the force’s commander-in-chief as well as a court martial call. An ...

The SA National Defence Force (SANDF) will this month boost its personnel by 11 000 in a major Military Skills Development System (MSDS) intake to put more – trained – boots on the ground. An ...

Lanseria International Airport has become the first in Africa to install the FlightLine air traffic surveillance system, which uses ADS-B technology for cost-effective airspace awareness. SSASS ...

The reintroduction of large-scale combat operations on the continent of Europe has reinvigorated calls for increased defence investments. Most recently at the 2025 NATO Summit, member nations pushed ...