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SANDF will be hard-pressed to assist in future catastrophes in SA, warns Modise

By Gaye Davis

Tabling the defence budget on Tuesday, Defence Minister Modise told the house that these deployments put the SANDF under great pressure as it was often not...

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  • FILE: SANDF soldiers on deployment. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/Eyewitness News

    MPs concerned over reports that SA soldiers ate rotten meat while in Mozambique

    Members of Parliament’s joint defence committee have expressed concern over reports of soldiers getting food poisoning after eating rotten meat in Mozambique.

    108 days ago
  • FILE: SANDF soldiers patrol in Alexandra on 13 July 2021 following incidents of rioting and looting in the area. Picture: Boikhutso Ntsoko/Eyewitness News

    Sandu: Politics and budget cuts impacting on SANDF's work

    The union’s Pikkie Greeff said that the current budget allocated to the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) was much smaller compared to the previous financial year.

    111 days ago
  • FILE: The troops are also providing field accommodation and water purification systems, the army said. Picture: Eyewitness News

    10,000 SANDF members deployed to flood-hit KZN

    The troops are also providing field accommodation and water purification systems, the army said.

    112 days ago
  • SCREENSHOT: There are also power failures in several parts and the South African Weather Service is predicting the heavy rain will continue to bear down on the province on Tuesday. Picture: Supplied

    KZN govt calls in SANDF to assist with flooding rescue efforts

    Buildings have collapsed, roads have been swept away, houses are buried beneath mudslides and emergency services have spent the night rescuing and evacuating people from their homes.

    118 days ago
  • FILE: Defence Minister Thandi Modise. Picture: GCIS

    Defence Minister Modise admits to shortcomings with maintenance of SA navy ships

    Earlier this month, the Home Affairs Department published its critical skills list, citing naval engineering, such as design, construction and repairs, as one of the sectors in dire need of qualified workers.

    161 days ago
  • FILE: Waterkloof Air Force Base in Pretoria. Picture: Christa Van der Walt/Eyewitness News

    No evidence of sabotage with Waterkloof Air Force Base fire, MPs told

    Defence force officials and Minister Thandi Modise briefed the joint defence committee about the incident for the first time on Thursday.

    171 days ago
  • FILE: Cash-in-transit heist. Picture: SAPoliceService/Twitter

    SAPS rule out possibility of new syndicate following spate of cash-in-transit

    This after 13 people were arrested in connection with a foiled robbery on the west rand on Friday.

    176 days ago
  • FILE: The SANDF took to the streets of Alexandra on 15 April 2020 to encourage residents of the township to stay indoors. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN

    Senior SANDF members allege Sahpra doing bidding of pharmaceutical monopolies

    The ministerial task team said that during its investigation into the procurement of the drug from Cuba, it was told by senior defence force members that Sahpra seemed to be doing the bidding of big pharmaceuticals.

    193 days ago
  • FILE: SANDF members standing outside a Russells furniture shop at Alexandra Plaza amidst threats of a national shutdown on 23 August 2021. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News

    Ramaphosa gives green light for 2,700 soldiers to remain on ground until March

    President Cyril Ramaphosa has written to the presiding officers of Parliament for the authorisation of 2,700 soldiers to remain on the ground until March, in the wake of recent assaults on national key points

    212 days ago
  • FILE: A woman walks through the central market in Pemba on 25 May 2021. Pemba, the capital of Cabo Delgado, has taken in tens of thousands of people fleeing from violence wreaked by Islamist insurgents across the northern province of Mozambique for over three years. Picture: JOHN WESSELS/AFP

    Mozambican locals ‘pleading’ for SADC intervention against insurgents

    The SANDF says Mozambican locals are pleading for SADC's intervention to stop insurgents in that country following attacks on communities.

    227 days ago
  • FILE: FILE: SANDF members on parade. Picture: Reinart Toerien/Eyewitness News

    SANDF: We are proud Corporal Tebogo Radebe died while serving his country

    SANDF spokesperson Brigadier-General Andries Mahapa said that Radebe died while protecting the interests of South Africa in Mozambique.

    227 days ago
  • FILE: SANDF uniform. Picture: Eyewitness News.

    SANDF refutes DA claim that soldiers in Moz didn’t have enough aerial support

    The body of corporal Tebogo Radebe was officially handed over to his family on Thursday after he was killed in action during Operation Vikela in neighbouring Mozambique.

    227 days ago
  • FILE: SANDF members on parade. Picture: Reinart Toerien/Eyewitness News

    Body of SANDF soldier killed in Mozambique handed over to family

    Corporal Tebogo Radebe succumbed to his injuries after SADC soldiers were ambushed by insurgents in east Chai Village on Monday. His body arrived on home soil from Mozambique on Wednesday night.

    228 days ago
  • FILE: SANDF soldiers on patrol. Picture: Thomas Holder/Eyewitness News

    SANDF soldier killed in Mozambique by insurgents

    The SANDF member was part of a group sent to Cabo Delgado region on a SADC mission to fight militants there.

    229 days ago
  • FILE: SANDF soldiers patrol in Alexandra on 13 July 2021 following incidents of rioting and looting in the area. Picture: Boikhutso Ntsoko/Eyewitness News

    SANDF not on standby following Zuma medical parole judgment - Modise

    Soldiers were deployed during the unrest in July to monitor the situation at the time after violence broke out in parts of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal earlier this year when Zuma was sent to prison for contempt.

    235 days ago
  • Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia de Lille. Picture: @PatriciaDeLille/Twitter

    De Lille urges Defence Department to approve plan to fix SA's border fences

    Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia de Lille told Parliament that borderline infrastructure was in a dilapidated condition.

    248 days ago
  • FILE: SANDF soldiers. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/Eyewitness News

    Sahpra set to seize & destroy Heberon drug illegally imported by SANDF from Cuba

    The Auditor-General has meanwhile determined that the cost of the consignment – about R260 million – is irregular expenditure, as proper processes were not followed.

    250 days ago
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