SANDF State of Readiness: what's the secret? The Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Lindiwe Sisulu, appears to be doing her level best to keep the state of combat readiness of the South ...

21 Squadron, the South African Air Force’s (SAAF’s) dedicated VVIP and VIP transport unit, fell far short of allocated flying hours in the 2023/24 ...

The Joint Standing Committee on Defence called on Denel to meet with the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) commandto thrash out concerns raised about the ability of the defence arms ...

Entitlement to campaign and service medals is typically recorded on the individual's personal service record. Personal service records are available from the National Archives of Australia. If medal ...

Congratulations to the 2025 winners of the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction. The two winners were announced by selection committee chair Allison Escoto at the Reference ...

Two weeks ago, SADC announced that its troops, which include forces from South Africa, Malawi, and Tanzania will be pulled out of the volatile area. FILE: People gather next to some vehicles ...

Lindsey Vonn is trying to end her career on her own terms. After retiring due to a knee injury, Vonn announced her return to skiing, with the hopes of making one more Olympic run. She inched ...

Defence minister Angie Motshekga, by way of answering a Parliamentary question, put the move of two SA Army formation headquarters to a “dilapidated” building ...

The remains of the 14 SANDF soldiers who were killed in the DRC arrived at the Swartkop Air Force Base in Pretoria where they were handed over to their families during a military ceremony on 13 ...

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