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The Democratic Alliance (DA) has launched a nationwide petition opposing proposed amendments by the Private Security Industry ...

Mozambican security forces used reckless and unnecessary force in a widespread crackdown on protests following last October’s election, resulting in unlawful killings and devastating injuries, Amnesty ...

The value of proper training added to on-the-job gut feel paid off for two Kruger National Park (KNP) staffers with an 11-year sentence handed to a suspected rhino poacher this month, five years after ...

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) refutes allegations its now terminated mission in the eastern Democratic ...

The war in Sudan, dubbed by some the one the world forgot, this week marked the second year of ongoing hostilities between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the opposition Rapid Support Forces (RSF) ...

Carl Niehaus, Member of Parliament for the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) serving on both the Joint Standing Committee on ...

The inaugural Africa-India Key Maritime Engagement (Aikeyme) exercise between India and multiple African countries is ...

Armed forces are known for their abbreviations and acronyms. Organisations tasked with defending their countries against ...

Tarini on Tuesday 15 April departed the Royal Cape Yacht Club (RCYC) in Cape Town for the final leg of her round the world ...

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 ...

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 ...