Defence department
Modise: Defence Dept made mistake buying heberon vaccine from Cuba
The drug was imported without authorisation from the relevant local authorities, like regulator Sahpra, under the watch of former Defence Minister Nosiviwe...
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Courts, police, defence set for significant budget cuts over next 3 years - FCC
Financial and Fiscal Commission deputy chairperson Michael Sachs said that allocations to national departments were set to fall in rand terms over the next three years, with defence and the criminal justice system bearing the brunt.
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SANDF distances itself from Mandela book
The Defence Department has issued a statement distancing the military health service from a book about the final years leading up to Nelson Mandela’s death.
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DA wants answers over report of R1.3bn jet for Zuma
A media report alludes to several high-level meetings between defence force and military officials under the code named 'Project Moeketsi'.
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Decline in funding could hurt SANDF operations
The defence minister says the SANDF has to get creative by developing a new funding model.
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Minister defends cost of SA military arms
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula says the cost of arming SA’s military is necessary for national security.
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Questions raised over SA’s R1.2b spy satellite
MPs have called on the defence minister to give details on SA’s R1.2b contract for a spy satellite.
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DA questions Minister's Tlokwe trip
DA is accusing the Defence Minister of trying to cover up reasons for her trip to NW.
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Arms Deal: Defence dept rocked by budget cuts
Another witness has taken the stand in the arms deal commission in Johannesburg.
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Arms procurement meeting postponed
MPs, Defence Department officials and Armscor were expected to take part in the private meeting.
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Closed Parliament meeting for weapons procurement plans
The DA’s David Maynier has questioned the decision to hold a new weapons procurement meeting in secret.
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'Mapisa-Nqakula broke no rules'
The Defence Dept says its minister broke no rules using an air force helicopter to go to Tlokwe.
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Zuma doesn't need another jet
Economic analysts have slated the defence ministry’s decision to buy new presidential jets.
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SA's ageing military planes
Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said some planes are 60-62 years old.
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'Defence Force denied Guptas request to land'
SANDF says permission from a Gupta-owned business to use the Waterkloof Air Force base was denied.
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Ministry suspends official over Gupta landing
Chief of State Protocol Bruce Koloane has been suspended over the Gupta landing debacle.
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Minister to explain CAR deployment
Minister Nosive Mapisa-Nqakula is expected to explain why SA troops were deployed to the CAR.
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Defence dept. defends CAR mission
Officials continue to ask questions about SA soldiers’ deployment to the CAR.
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SA Air Force on rescue mission to CAR
It is unclear how many South African soldiers have been killed in the Central African Republic.
