South Africa’s Chief of the SANDF, General Rudzani Maphwanya, is 65 years old and still in office, five years beyond the normal military retirement age. Parliament has asked why. After six weeks, ...

Retired general Roland de Vries warned that the SANDF and SAPS lacked capacity to defend South Africa, with social media ...

Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga informed two Parliamentarians – neither from parties in the Government ...

Any finding that Ramaphosa caused or aggravated the debacle is thus most unlikely. One should take as given that the BoI’s primary purpose is not to find the truth, but to protect the reputation of ...

Last week, the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) ignored the orders of its commander-in-chief, President Cyril Ramaphosa, over the participation of Iranian warships in a naval exercise off ...

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has outlined plans and activities leading up to the 2026 Armed Forces Day, which will be commemorated on 21 February 2026.The Armed Forces Day (AFD) ...