The refit of the South African Navy’s Valour class frigate SAS Isandlwana is due for completion in March next year, at a cost of nearly R600 million. This is according to an Armscor presentation on ...

African Maritime Forces Week. By Mr. Timothy Walker, Institute for Security Studies, South Africa. Introduction. Developing ...

The current African Maritime Forces Summit (AMFS) 2025 also reflects an attempt to bring service chiefs and senior leaders to ...

In its first year, South Africa's Government of National Unity has seen ministers rise and fall, with sharp divisions over leadership and accountability. Discover who shone and who faltered in this ...

Armscor has revealed a staggering R7. 7 billion budget shortfall that jeopardises the maintenance of the South African Air Force's aircraft fleet, raising serious concerns about national defence ...

This is not just about late maintenance or delayed procurement. The SANDF is facing a full-blown capability crisis. Our Navy ...

The Democratic Alliance (DA) on Friday expressed concern at the accelerating collapse of South Africa’s defence capabilities, ...

The Navy’s key assets, its submarines and frigates, are mostly dockside relics. Armscor’s Dockyard, once the engine room of ...

The utility and importance of reserve forces (RFs) to South Africa’s national defence efforts continue unabated today. Conventional RFs constitute the bedrock of the country’s conventional military ...

SADF: Once the generator of military equipment to armed forces, today it is focuses on the export market and engaging in international alliances The South African defence industry has evolved since ...

First up - BBC Verify's Ros Atkins on how the Sizewell C nuclear power station fits with the government's aims of net zero ...

Temba Bavuma went for an overzealous DRS review on Day 1 of the Test against Australia, but he was trolled after replays showed Beau Webster was nowhere near out.