south african national defence force (sandf)

  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Scammers try to steal from South African soldiers with fraudulent life insurance polices

    Scammers try to steal from South African soldiers with fraudulent life insurance polices Rapport reports that hundreds of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members deployed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been fraudulently signed up for life insurance policies over the...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    SANDF has no helicopter maintenance contract — while fighting in two wars

    SANDF has no helicopter maintenance contract — while fighting in two wars South Africa has deployed its troops into two wars without renewing a maintenance contract needed to keep its essential attack and transport helicopters flying. A so-called fixed-cost contract between state arms maker...
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  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Ramaphosa authorises SANDF call-up to combat illegal miners

    Ramaphosa authorises SANDF call-up to combat illegal miners South African President Cyril Ramaphosa authorised the deployment of 3,300 soldiers in support of police efforts to curb illegal mining, his office said in a statement on Thursday. The deployment will run until 28 April 2024, and...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    SANDF denies it was hacked — again

    SANDF denies it was hacked — again The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has again denied that the Department of Defence's network was hacked following claims of an alleged data breach last week. In a statement on Saturday, 2 September 2023, the SANDF said the incident was the work...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    Ramaphosa redeploys soldiers at Eskom power stations

    Ramaphosa redeploys soldiers at Eskom power stations South Africa’s president has ordered army personnel to be stationed at power stations as theft and sabotage adds to the inability of state-owned utility Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. to meet electricity demand. A total of 880 members of the South...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Police and army get billions of rand extra in latest budget

    Police and army get billions of rand extra in latest budget South Africa is beefing up its security and prosecuting agencies as it steps up efforts to tackle rampant crime and corruption, which have stoked public outrage and scarred the nation’s reputation among investors. The national budget...
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  8. Sultan Mustafa

    Defence officials probe ‘despicable’ video of soldiers apparently burning insurgent bodies like rubbish

    https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-01-10-probe-into-video-of-soldiers-apparently-burning-insurgent-bodies/
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    Army told to be "ready for anything" at Eskom power stations

    Army told to be "ready for anything" at Eskom power stations Sunday Times reports that the troops deployed to Eskom power plants have been told to be "ready for anything." This is reportedly due to state intelligence indicating "imminent and direct threats to specific critical Eskom...
  10. Jan

    Shack dwellers stealing water, electricity, and fences from military bases

    Shack dwellers are raiding military bases and stealing their electricity The South African National Defence Force is struggling to protect infrastructure at its bases from shack dwellers. SANDF's Special Forces School at its Murrayhill base near Pretoria and the Makhanda infantry base in the...
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  11. Jan

    500 decommissioned SANDF vehicles destroyed in fire

    Hundreds of army vehicles destroyed in fire — which was put out by civilians Hundreds of military vehicles were destroyed in a fire at the South African National Defence Force's Wallmansthal military base north of Pretoria this past week. Volunteer firefighters from the Sinoville Firefighting...
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  12. Jan

    South Africa has one 80-year-old plane left to patrol its seas

    South Africa has one 80-year-old plane left to patrol its seas South Africa's navy and airforce do not have money to service or replace their scanty contingents of vessels and aircraft essential to protecting the country’s coastline. This is because the South African National Defence Force has...
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  13. Jan

    Coolest tanks, armoured vehicles, and aircraft used by the SANDF

    Best tanks and aircraft used by South Africa's military The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has a range of powerful armoured vehicles and aircraft at its disposal. Following the force's deployment to parts of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal last week, several videos surfaced on social...
  14. Jan

    The difference between a State of Emergency and State of Disaster in South Africa

    State of Emergency vs State of Disaster in South Africa The main difference between a state of emergency and a state of disaster is that certain protections afforded by the Bill of Rights can be suspended in a state of emergency. According to Webber Wentzel partner Michael Evans, the major...
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  15. Jan

    Armoured vehicles pull into Durban

    Army tanks roll into KwaZulu-Natal South African National Defence Force tanks are starting to roll into areas in KwaZulu-Natal to help to secure hotspots in the province. This deployment forms part of Operation PROSPER, which started on 12 July with the deployment of 2,500 South African...
  16. Jan

    "Situation seems to have calmed down" - SANDF

    Rioters lose steam The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has issued a statement saying that the violence and looting that has gripped the country for the past week seems to have calmed down. "Operation Prosper is underway in various parts of the Gauteng and Kwa-Zulu Natal to put...
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  17. Jan

    Biggest deployment of South Africa's army since 1994

    South Africa's biggest army deployment since 1994 South Africa is expected to deploy the largest number of defence force members in the country since 1994 to help law enforcement officials clamp down on the rampant looting and public violence that has plagued much of KwaZulu-Natal and parts of...
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    • cyril ramaphosa darren olivier nosiviwe mapisa-nqakula operation prosper south african national defence force (sandf)
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  18. Jan

    No warning shots and other rules for soldiers during Operation PROSPER

    Rules for soldiers while fighting riots in South Africa revealed The Ministry of Defence and Military Veterans has published a code of conduct for South Africa's armed forces to adhere to during their mission to support the police in quelling riots around the country. "Upholding and...
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  19. Jan

    Army to deploy 20,000 more troops in South Africa to quell violence and looting

    Army deploying thousands more troops in South Africa South Africa will significantly ramp up the number of soldiers deployed to help quell riots following days of looting and destruction of businesses, after the government said a military presence may be helping to ease the violence. Defence...
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  20. Jan

    SANDF deploying to "quell the unrest" in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng

    Army deployed to stop riots and looting in South Africa The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) announced that it has started with pre-deployment procedures to help law enforcement agencies deployed in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal to quell the unrest that has gripped both provinces in the...
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  21. Kevin Lancaster

    Did SA spend €2 million on Spyware?

    Did SA government blow €2-million on spyware? New information from WikiLeaks suggests that South Africa spent over €2-million on “weaponised German surveillance malware”
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