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FORB and the annual CSANDF Easter Service
Armed forces are known for their abbreviations and acronyms. Organisations tasked with defending their countries against foreign aggressors must be efficient and, when necessary, fast in all they do, ...
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INSV Tarini departs Cape Town for final leg of round the world voyage
Tarini on Tuesday 15 April departed the Royal Cape Yacht Club (RCYC) in Cape Town for the final leg of her round the world ...
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1 Mil corruption investigations on May agenda for Parliament defence committee
Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Defence (JSCD) can expect to be informed of what expert investigators found when delving into corruption at 1 Military Hospital. The Thaba Tshwane medical ...
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Italian Navy frigate Luigi Rizzo bolsters Mozambique ties with port call and new agreements
On 8 April, the Italian Navy frigate Luigi Rizzo F595 docked in Maputo for a four-day visit, marking a significant moment in Italy-Mozambique relations. The four-day stopover, part of the EU-led EU ...
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No evidence of RDM regulatory breach and arms exports remain regulated – Ntshavheni
According to Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, South Africa is a responsible arms trader and does not allow the re-export of munitions to countries participating in armed conflicts. Her ...
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Saab and Omnigo sign supplier agreement to expand production
Widerstr�m, President and Managing Director of Saab Grintek Defence, and Trevor Raman, Segment Chief Executive Officer at ...
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Oceans and Coastal Information Management System a highlight for Ramaphosa during CSIR visit
One of the technologies President Cyril Ramaphosa interacted with during a recent visit to the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) was the Oceans and Coastal Information Management ...
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Sandu objects to SANDF members being forced to attend religious event
The South African National Defence Union (Sandu) has rejected an order by the South African Army for members to attend the Chief of the South African National Defence Force’s (SANDF’s) Easter Service ...
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Largest US-led military exercise in Africa, African Lion, kicks off across four nations
African Lion 25, US Africa Command’s premier annual exercise, officially commenced on 14 April in Tunisia, with activities in ...
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Egypt close to acquiring FA-50 light combat aircraft from South Korea
According to a statement from the Egyptian ambassador to South Korea Khaled Abdelrahman, Cairo is on the verge of concluding ...
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Vandalism costs Eskom R221 million despite improvement
Eskom has reported that vandalism and theft of its infrastructure cost the utility R221 million in the past financial year, marking an improvement from the R271 million lost in the preceding year.
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Police dismantle multiple drug labs worth R50 million
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has dismantled several clandestine drug laboratories in Standerton, Mpumalanga, ...