The Member of Parliament (MP) at the helm of the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans (PCDMV) Molefi “Dakota” Legoete warns “the use of the ...

The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans said while South Africa’s high murder rate demands ...

The SANDF may, for example, be called on by the police to provide protection in high-risk operations, or to support cordon-and-search operations against armed criminals. Soldiers may also help to ...

The deployment of the SANDF raises critical questions about the future of South African democracy as military intervention ...

Legacy systems and “one-size-fits-all” learning models are shifting alongside military leadership culture. As more digital ...

Applications Open for the Military Skills Development System (MSDS) 2027 Intake. The 2026 Military Skills Development System (MSDS) application form for ...

More than 1,000 soldiers from 20 states, including the Spanish Air Force, are training at the Combat Readiness Training Center through March 6 ...

In the State of the Nation Address on 12 February 2026, I announced that we would be deploying the SANDF to support the South African Police Service (SAPS) in tackling gang violence and illegal mining ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has moved to assure the nation that the deployment of the SANDF within the country, was done with good reason.

Government is working to close funding gaps and strengthen the readiness of the country’s armed forces to assist the South ...

The SANDF will operate under SAPS command, with clearly defined rules of engagement and specific time-limited objectives, the ...

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has welcomed government’s decision to cut the defence force day parade budget by R200 million, calling the initial amount excessive and wasteful.