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From a holding pattern in recent years, Denel Aeronautics is now gaining altitude, so to speak. In a wide-ranging interview, chief executive Chris Boshoff highlighted what is propelling the division ...

A Parliamentary question to Deputy President Paul Mashatile, in his capacity as chair of the Presidential Task Team on Military Veterans, shed light on three Department of Military Veterans’ ...

SA Air Force (SAAF) helicopters continue to fly search and rescue (SAR) sorties in Mozambique as South Africa’s eastern neighbour bears the brunt of continued heavy rain, and have rescued nearly 500 ...

The South African government has released its new National Security Strategy (NSS) for the 2024 to 2028 period, marking the first update to the National Security doctrine since 2013. The document sets ...

The South African Air Force (SAAF) is facing a severe operational crisis, with aircraft availability at critically low levels across all divisions. A recent assessment covering the six-month period ...

Johannesburg-based privately held investment holding company Pamodzi was at the Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) 2026 exhibition showcasing a range of defence and security solutions that are ...

On 30 September 2026, the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans sat through two briefings that should have ended any remaining pretence that the crisis in this portfolio is a matter of ...

The spate of women killed in South Africa recently, including nearly a dozen apparent serial murders on Gauteng’s East Rand, has drawn widespread reaction not only from activist groups and President ...

Mozambique and Rwanda signed a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) on Wednesday in Kigali, establishing the legal framework for the Rwandan troops deployed to support counter-terrorism operations in ...

Defence and security electronics company Hensoldt South Africa is providing home-grown technology to the world as it presses ahead with its drive to become the leading defence electronics and security ...