insert_link South Africa South Africa’s DA demands clarity on Defence Minister’s 3 month turnaround plan South African Defence Minister, Angie Motshekga. The Democratic Alliance (DA) has written to South Africa's Joint Standing Committee on Defence demanding urgent details from Defence Minister Angie Motshekga on her three‑month deadline to present a concrete plan to stop the South African National Defence Force’s (SANDF) operational collapse and reprioritise defence spending. DA NCOP Member on Security & Justice, Nicholas Gotsell, criticised Minister Motshekga’s recent statements in Parliament as being […] today26 June, 2025
insert_link South Africa S.A’s Ramaphosa Leads Repatriation of Fallen SANDF Soldiers Last night, S.A President Cyril Ramaphosa officiated the transfer ceremony for the remains of 14 South African National Defence Force soldiers who lost their lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo while on a peacekeeping mission. The ceremony took place at Air Force Base Swartkops in Pretoria, where Ramaphosa, alongside Defence minister Angie Motshekga and SANDF Chief Rudzani Maphwanya, honoured the fallen troops. today14 February, 2025
insert_link South Africa United Africans Transformation says SA Soldiers Shouldn’t Be Used in Unnecessary Conflicts United Africans Transformation says soldiers of the South African National Defence Force should not be used as pawns in conflicts that do not directly serve South Africa’s interests. Fourteen soldiers died in conflicts with M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The party's spokesperson, Mighty Mabula, says if government wants to deploy troops, it must be done with proper planning: today12 February, 2025
insert_link Africa Five killed in DRC’s South Kivu fighting At least five people have been killed in clashes between Congolese government forces and fighters of a militia known as Twirwaneho in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The fighting broke out on Friday in South Kivu province and continued over the weekend. today2 December, 2024
insert_link Oshiwambo Ongonga hangano yo ilyolongo yo EU, ota i ka ku famo omatanga ayo opakwaita mo Niger oku fika pe xulilo lomwedi twa taalela Ehangano lo ilyolongo ya Europe EU, mo paife ola faneka li kale la ku famo omatanga alo opakwaita mo Niger, oku fika pexulilo lo mwedi twa taalela June. Olopota yo shikundaneki sho News24 oya ti, etokolo lo diva ole ya sha landula ko nghalo yo ku hena eameno lo pa politika moshilongo osho. Elikufemo lo matanga o EU mo Niger, oleya ko nima eshi oshilongo United States na Niger, ina […] today29 May, 2024
insert_link Africa Rwanda’s post-genocide model prioritises security over freedom and equality – a risk to future stability By Omar Shahabudin McDoom, London School of Economics and Political Science Rwanda, a small and landlocked central African country, has made remarkable socio-economic progress since the 1994 genocide in which an estimated 500,000 people died. But the country, as well as the rest of the world, remains divided over the achievements made and the direction taken over the past 30 years. Supporters of Rwanda’s trajectory believe in […] today25 April, 2024
insert_link Business / Economics South Africa’s security forces once brutally entrenched apartheid. It’s been a rocky road to reform By Sandy Africa, University of Pretoria One of the important tasks that faced South Africa’s democratic government after 1994 was to reform the apartheid-era security apparatus. The African National Congress (ANC), which was voted into power, had a laudable vision in the 1990s for reforming the police, military and intelligence services. Determined that South Africans would never again be subject to the brutality of the security forces, […] today22 April, 2024
insert_link Oshiwambo Komanda wetanga lopakwaita novanambelwa vakwao vopombada 9 moshikondo shetanga leameno la Kenya, va xulifila moshiponga shodila Komanda wetanga lopakwaita mo KENYA opamwe na vakwao va 9 okwa lopotwa vaxulifila moshiponga shedakadaka olo le lidengapo moshitopolwa tashi hangwa komaushai oshilongo osho. Etumwalaka lefyo ola yandjwa pambelwa kwao eli omupresident woshilongo William Ruto, onghela efimbo lomutenya. Metumwalaka lomupresident okwati oshilongo osha taalela oluhodi linene olo la etififwa koshiponga sho dila noku twaa lela omwenyo wa kakukutu ketanga leameno ' General Francis Omondi Ogolla, opamwe novanambelewa vakwao vopombada 9. […] today19 April, 2024
insert_link World Ukraine is losing the war and the west faces a stark choice: help now or face a resurgent and aggressive Russia By Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham and Tetyana Malyarenko, National University Odesa Law Academy Ukraine is now experiencing a level of existential threat comparable only to the situation immediately after the full-scale Russian invasion in February 2022. But in contrast to then, improvements are unlikely – at least not soon. Not only have conditions along the frontline significantly worsened, according to the Ukrainian commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrsky, […] today18 April, 2024
