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As AES and ECOWAS drift apart, dialogue on the fundamentals is vital
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 23rd July 2024 Stability in West Africa requires that both organisations take pragmatic and flexible approaches, and learn from past mistakes. Military juntas in... →
Kenya's Ruto retains several ministers in partial new cabinet list
By: Reuters 19th July 2024 Kenyan President William Ruto on Friday re-appointed several members of the cabinet he sacked last week to a new government that he said would... →
Military spending in DRC and South Sudan rose fastest in the world: society ends up paying the price
18th July 2024 Global military expenditure is dominated by the United States and China, with 49% of total spending between them. According to the most recent... →
Guilty and Proud: An MK Soldier's Memoir of Exile, Prison and Freedom – Marion Sparg
17th July 2024 In this riveting memoir Marion Sparg traces not only her experience in MK – often as the only woman in training camps in Angola – and her... →
SA: Angie Motshekga: Address by Minister for Defence and Military Veteran, on the Debate on the Defence Budget Vote 2024, Parliament, Cape Town (15/07/2024)
16th July 2024 The role of the people’s National Defence Force has never been more important than it is right now, both here at home and on the continent. The... →
Military muscle rather than mediation prevails in DRC
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 15th July 2024 Despite a growing military coalition, President Tshisekedi is failing to subdue the M23 rebels in his country’s east. A burgeoning coalition of... →
Happening in Parliament this week
15th July 2024 The President’s Opening of Parliament Address (OPA) is among the highlights on Parliament’s agenda for the week. Also on the agenda are more mini... →
Proper funding for SANDF is of utmost urgency – Defence Committee 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 15th July 2024 The Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans said it believes that securing proper funding for the South African National Defence Force... →
