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Congo army desertion trials spotlight a force in tatters
By: Reuters 3rd March 2025 Congolese soldiers in a mix of fatigues and street clothes crowded into a chapel last week to stand trial for crimes including rape and murder... →
Civil society needs a role in Mali’s security reforms
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 3rd March 2025 Security sector reforms that began well before the country’s two coups still suffer from a lack of effective civil society participation. Since its... →
DA demands end to army’s golf event amid soldier crisis
3rd March 2025 The DA demands that Defence Minister Angie Motshekga immediately halt all wasteful spending in the SANDF, conduct lifestyle audits on top generals,... →
Sudan parallel government offers route to diplomatic leverage and arms for RSF
By: Reuters 28th February 2025 A parallel government being set up by Sudan's Rapid Support Forces aims to grab diplomatic legitimacy from its army-led rival and ease access to... →
DA files ethics complaint against Ntshavheni
By: Thabi Shomolekae 28th February 2025 The Democratic Alliance wants Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni and the South African National Defence Force to be held accountable,... →
DA files Ethics Complaint against Minister Ntshavheni, after blocking DA MPs from oversight duties
28th February 2025 The DA has submitted a Parliamentary Ethics Complaint against Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni MP, after blocking myself and... →
Daily Podcast – February 27, 2025
By: Lumkile Nkomfe 27th February 2025 For Creamer Media’s Polity I am Lumkile Nkomfe. Maling Headlines: DA calls for cancellation of army’s upcoming conference in light of DRC conflict;... →
DA calls for cancellation of army’s upcoming conference in light of DRC conflict
By: Thabi Shomolekae 27th February 2025 The Democratic Alliance wants the immediate cancellation of the South African Army’s upcoming Cadre Command Conference, citing respect for the... →