‘Make calling Crime Stop 08600 10111 a habit,’ says commissioner Last week was an uncomfortable one for criminals in the Eastern Cape, with more than 62 000 disruptive actions executed between 22 and 28 July 2024, according to South…
Defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula was grilled by MPs on Thursday night regarding the theft of weapons at military bases. Mapisa-Nqakula was asked to brief parliament’s joint standing committee on defence and the theft of military…
The South African National Defence Force has deployed 52 healthcare workers to the Eastern Cape. Their deployment was made after Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane admitted last week that the province was overwhelmed with Covid-19 cases…
The SA National Defence Force (SANDF) has launched an investigation to identify the “coward” in uniform caught on video assaulting a woman. Footage of the incident shared on social media depicted a man wearing a SANDF uniform sitting on…
A soldier died when the car he was travelling in overturned in Mpumalanga over the weekend, the military said. In a statement released on Tuesday, the military said Private Lebogang Jeffrey Kgatlhane died on Saturday. Kgatlhane, together…
On Day 5 of the Coronavirus Lockdown (March 31), police were still patrolling the streets of inner city Johannesburg. Later in the day police officers and members of the SANDF patrolled the streets in Alexandra. The nationwide lockdown is…
Meanwhile the MEC for safety in Gauteng has deployed 3,000 community patrollers to assist residents The SANDF is calling up members of its Reserve Force to complement troops already deployed on the ground in the fight against the…
The driver of an army tank narrowly avoided what could have been a disaster when he crashed into a barrier fence during a demonstration on Monday. In a viral clip‚ SANDF members can be seen scattering for cover as the driver of the tank…
The glow of anti-aircraft cannons being fired lit up the faces of thousands of children perched on their parents’ shoulders as the Battle of Muizenberg raged on Wednesday. Where only a few days ago they splashed in the shallows of Sunrise…
Heavy artillery on Muizenberg beach‚ loudly firing on targets at sea‚ has prompted consternation among some residents – and member of parliament Narend Singh. An estimated 8‚500 troops from all branches of the military are in the Western…
