They are in turn accountable to the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans of the Defence Department. The military as it exists today was created in 1994, following South Africa's first nonracial ...

The SANDF will be weakened following the reveal of its budget for the 2026, 2027 period, including its border management and policing capabilities.

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa has sent additional troops and military equipment to Democratic Republic of Congo in recent days, political and diplomatic sources said, after 14 of its soldiers ...

AgustaWestland has signed a comprehensive service support contract for the South African Air Force's fleet of AW109LUH helicopters. The annual contract includes the provision for it to be extended for ...

In spite of Presidential assurances and some ad hoc allocations, South Africa’s defence budget will shrink by R2 billion next year.

An artist's rendering of the Embraer KC/C-390 in South African Air Force markings. (Embraer) Embraer has talked up the prospect of selling its KC/C-390 Millennium to South Africa, describing the ...

In 1981, South African armed forces launched several offensive operations into Angola. Their objective was to push SWAPO units away from the border with South-West Africa (now Namibia), then under ...

SAO PAULO, Sept 25 (Reuters) - South Africa has made progress in talks for a potential purchase of Embraer's (EMBR3.SA), opens new tab C-390 Millennium, the Brazilian planemaker said on Wednesday, ...

Minister Enoch Godongwana's Budget Speech reveals a significant increase in funding for peace and security, following President Ramaphosa's call to combat illegal mining and gangsterism.

Embraer believes South Africa could become a future operator of its C-390 tactical transport, with the nation’s defence ministry having expressed interest in the twinjet. The Brazilian company ...