Violence and insecurity in the Great Lakes region and the Lake Chad Basin of central Africa are on the rise, the senior United Nations (UN) staffer in the region warns. Abdou Abarry, Head of the UN ...

Events and deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) earlier this year contributed in no small measure to the postponement of two major annual SA National Defence Force (SANDF) events. Armed ...

South Africa’s Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Angie Motshekga, has expressed her strong admiration for the South ...

Three years after a then opposition Member of Parliament (MP) took it on himself to initiate a criminal case in connection ...

In response to a parliamentary question by Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) representative Chumani Matiwane, the Minister of Police, Senzo Mchunu, has provided assurances that the Private Security ...

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has tabled a wide-ranging reform package aimed at overhauling South Africa’s National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), which the party says is no longer fit for purpose and ...

Lucky Majangandile Erasmus (36) was sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment on Monday, 3 June 2025, by the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in connection with a high-profile cybercrime case ...

Namibia’s military has displayed several new acquisitions during its 35th anniversary parade, including Milkor Bushcat ...

The fruits of the latest addition to the commitments given to the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) – the SA National Service ...

Simon’s Town, home to the premier base of the SA Navy (SAN) and its fleet headquarters as well as the Armscor dockyard, was the site of friction with what is being called the “derailment” of a ...

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group summarily executed at least 21 civilians and most likely many more in Goma, eastern ...

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has admitted it does not maintain a record of civil matters where legal counsel advised settlement on the merits, but where such advice was ultimately ignored.