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South Africa’s arms exports nearly doubled in 2023 - defenceWeb
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The National Conventional Arms Control Committee’s (NCACC’s) 2023 annual report shows a massive rise in South African defence exports, which totalled R7.1 billion for the previous calendar year, up from R4.6 billion in 2022. R1.6 billion worth of armoured combat vehicles were exported in 2023 to...
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SAMIM criticism misses larger point - defenceWeb
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Since the announcement of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Mission in Mozambique (SAMIM) drawdown from Cabo Delgado province, there have been various criticisms about the intervention. Some have called the withdrawal premature; some have labeled it a regional failure and others...
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Japan training squadron receives warm welcome in Cape Town - defenceWeb
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A Training Squadron of the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) arrived in Table Bay Harbour, Cape Town, to a 21-gun salute and a warm welcome on Tuesday 2 July. The Japan Training Squadron 2024, composed of JS Kashima (flagship of the JMSDF Training Fleet) and Hatakaze-class guided missile...
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AMD welcomes newly appointed defence ministry leadership - defenceWeb
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The South African Aerospace Maritime and Defence Industries Association (AMD) has welcomed the appointment of a new Minister of Defence and Military Veterans along with two Deputy Ministers, who succeed Thandi Modise and Thabang Makwetla in the new Government of National Unity. “We are delighted...
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SAAF Museum hosts Elders Flight on Saturday - defenceWeb
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The longstanding flying training day at the SA Air Force (SAAF) Museum on the first Saturday of the month remains an event for Gauteng’s fraternity of military aviation aficionados and this Saturday will see the added plus of the Elders Flight. The brainchild of Felix Gosher, the flight first...
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Tunisia upgrading main military training facility - defenceWeb
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The Tunisian Armed Forces are upgrading their primary training area at Ben Ghilouf with support from the United States. The upgrade is in its third phase. It involves the construction of a new life support area, including seven barracks designed to house 630 people, and two mess halls capable of...
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The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) has called on the newly appointed police minister Senzo Mchunu to improve working conditions for police – including reducing the number of police killings – and increase the number of serving police officers in line with United Nations...
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French senate report warns of growing threat of space debris pollution - defenceWeb
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The French Senate recently released a report shedding light on the escalating issue of satellite pollution and space debris. Written by Jean-Luc Fugit, MP and Ludovic Haye, Senator, the analysis illustrates the growing awareness about this issue. The report points out that the last few years...
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EU to fund Kenya Defence Forces to the tune of $21 million plus - defenceWeb
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The defence component of Kenyan President William Ruto’s administration is on the receiving end of a 20 million euro (about $21.5 million) “assistance measure” from the European Union (EU) European Peace Facility (EPF). The rationale behind the financial boost to the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF)...
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Motshekga ready for “new portfolio assignment” - defenceWeb
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The fourth woman to be South Africa’s minister of defence and military veterans in the democratic era hit back at her detractors, reportedly telling ENCA she was “used to naysayers”. The Johannesburg-headquartered television news channel was further told by Angie Motshekga – the long-serving...
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SANDF soldiers curb contraband pipelines - defenceWeb
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South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers deployed along South Africa’s land borders with Lesotho and Zimbabwe had their hands full preventing over R10 million worth of contraband from reaching largely unregulated markets in and around major population concentrations in June....
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A safer South Africa is within reach, says ISS - defenceWeb
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The SA Police Service’s 2024/25 Annual Performance Plan, tabled three weeks ago, revealed that the force cannot keep up with the country’s growing population. Reduce the murder rate by focusing on firearm crime and violence, strengthen crime investigation, improve public trust in the police by...
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Nigeria manufacturing Mengshi vehicles locally - defenceWeb
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Nigerian company EPAIL is manufacturing Dongfeng Mengshi light tactical armoured vehicles for the Nigerian military, which recently took delivery of 20. The Nigerian Ministry of Defence in early May announced that the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Ibrahim Abubakar Kana, had handed...
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Middle East and North Africa continues to be the world’s least peaceful region - defenceWeb
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The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region remains the least peaceful region of the world – a ranking it has held for nine consecutive years, according to the latest Global Peace Index (GPI) report. The 18th edition of the Global Peace Index (GPI) ranks 163 states and territories according...
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MONUSCO exits South Kivu - defenceWeb
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As the year-end closure of the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) looms ever larger, last week saw MONUSCO wrap up and shutter its Bukavu office, the operations nerve centre in South Kivu for 20 plus years. 30 June marked completion of MONUSCO’s...
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Turkey sends Syrian mercenaries to Niger - defenceWeb
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A few kilometers from the border between Turkey and Syria, at Al-Muksourah base in the Tel Abyad countryside, Turkish military officers supervised a training course meant to prepare its participants for operations in Niger. Hundreds of militants from several armed factions that operate under the...
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa naming long-serving basic education minister Angie Motshekga as defence and military veterans minister for democratic South Africa’s seventh administration raised eyebrows in the wider South African defence fraternity. It is public knowledge her background...
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ATMIS drawdown sees another base under Somali control - defenceWeb
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In line with what the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) heard last month, the ATMIS (African Union Transition Mission in Somalia) drawdown and troop withdrawal continues as planned. The latest component in the phase three withdrawal saw the Somali National Armed Forces (SNAF) receive the...
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AAD organisers congratulate and welcome Motshekga as new defence minister - defenceWeb
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The Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) exhibition has extended its congratulations to Angie Motshekga on her recent appointment as the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans. “This significant appointment is a testament to her distinguished record in public service and her unwavering...
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Second round of AmaPanyaza training underway at three SA Army units - defenceWeb
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The current impasse bedevilling the Gauteng provincial executive appears not to have affected Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s plans to train crime prevention wardens at SA Army bases and units. In February he used social media to make known the provincial crime prevention wardens (CPWs), an initiative...
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Mauritania acquires new military hardware from China - defenceWeb
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Mauritania’s military has taken delivery of fire support vehicles, air defence systems, and unmanned aerial vehicles from China as it builds up its military capabilities. The new equipment was inspected by Mauritanian President and Armed Forces Commander Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani on a 9...
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Senzo Mchunu replaces Bheki Cele as Police Minister - defenceWeb
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President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday 30 June announced the new members of the National Executive for the seventh administration, and this includes a new police minister. Senzo Mchunu, Minister of Water and Sanitation, has been appointed as Police Minister, replacing Bheki Cele, while the new...
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A dedicated bomb first responder service is part of the solution to resolve poor bomb threat management protocols in South Africa. Speaking at the recent Securex exhibition, Jimmy Roodt, operations and explosives director at Gauntlet Security Solutions said the prevailing approach to bomb threat...
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US, Botswana finalise planning for exercise Southern Accord 2024 - defenceWeb
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The US Army and Botswana Defence Force (BDF) have concluded the final planning conference for exercise Southern Accord 2024, which takes place from 5-16 August this year. The US Army said the planning conference ran from 18-21 June and marked the culmination of preparations for the joint...
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Three-pronged border vehicle checkpoint nets R1.4 million in cash - defenceWeb
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All three South African government agencies committed to border protection and security recently combined to intercept more than R1.4 million in cash from Basotho illegals at a routine vehicle checkpoint. Apart from recovering the large amount of South African currency at the Qacha’s Nek port of...
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Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force ships visiting Cape Town - defenceWeb
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The Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) is making a historic visit to Cape Town this week, when two training ships will arrive in port. This will be the first such visit since the founding of the Maritime Self-Defence Force after the Second World War. JS Kashima and JS Shimakaze are due to...
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New Defence and Military Veterans Minister has two deputies - defenceWeb
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South African and African National Congress (ANC) leader Cyril Ramaphosa added a second deputy defence and military veterans minister to his seventh administration cabinet made public yesterday (Sunday, 30 June) a month after South Africans voted in national and provincial elections. That there...
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Tragic loss in the DRC: Honouring South African peacekeepers - defenceWeb
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In a heart-wrenching incident, yet again, two young brave members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) have lost their lives while serving on a peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), under the auspices of the Southern African Development Community Mission...
on Jun 28
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Private military contractor Lionel Dyck dies - defenceWeb
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Rhodesian born private military contractor Lionel Dyck (80) died in Cape Town earlier this month (June) after succumbing to cancer. His military career saw him in the uniform of landward force of the then Rhodesian Security Forces (RSF) taking on Zimbabwean revolutionaries ahead of independence...
on Jun 28
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SA President humbled by soldiers’ ultimate sacrifice for peace in DR Congo - defenceWeb
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is “deeply saddened’ by the deaths of two soldiers and injuries to 20 more during a mortar attack on a South African base at Sake in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The 25 June attack, credited to the M23 rebel group, brings to five the number of...
on Jun 28
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SA President humbled by soldiers’ ultimate sacrifice for peace in DR Congo - defenceWeb
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is “deeply saddened’ by the deaths of two soldiers and injuries to 20 more during a mortar attack on a South African base at Sake in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The 25 June attack, credited to the M23 rebel group, brings to five the number of...
on Jun 28
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Paramount reveals new Mk III Mbombe 6 infantry combat vehicle variant - defenceWeb
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Paramount has announced a series of new additions to its battle-proven Mbombe 6 Infantry Combat Vehicle (ICV) to create the Mk III version, which is in production for global customers. The Mbombe 6 Mk III features a redesigned electrical system with a focus on enhanced driver ergonomics, the...
on Jun 28
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Paramount reveals new Mk III Mbombe 6 infantry combat vehicle variant - defenceWeb
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Paramount has announced a series of new additions to its battle-proven Mbombe 6 Infantry Combat Vehicle (ICV) to create the Mk III version, which is in production for global customers. The Mbombe 6 Mk III features a redesigned electrical system with a focus on enhanced driver ergonomics, the...
on Jun 28
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Top UN body demands Houthis cease Red Sea ship attacks - defenceWeb
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Ever-increasing attacks on shipping in the Red Sea by rebel Houthis saw the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) this week demand cessation of attacks on commercial and merchant vessels. Houthi attacks began at the end of last year in what the militant group said was an act of solidarity with...
on Jun 28
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Top UN body demands Houthis cease Red Sea ship attacks - defenceWeb
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Ever-increasing attacks on shipping in the Red Sea by rebel Houthis saw the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) this week demand cessation of attacks on commercial and merchant vessels. Houthi attacks began at the end of last year in what the militant group said was an act of solidarity with...
on Jun 28
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US gifts C-130 Hercules to Botswana - defenceWeb
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The United States has delivered a C-130H Hercules cargo aircraft to Botswana to enhance the country’s ability to support military, humanitarian, and emergency response missions locally and within the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. The handover coincided with the Africa...
on Jun 28
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Don’t blame the defence minister for SA deaths in DR Congo - expert - defenceWeb
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The deaths this week of another two South African soldiers in the ranks of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) peacekeeping mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo (SAMIDRC) cannot be laid solely at the door of immediate past defence and military veterans minister Thandi...
on Jun 28
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Burkina Faso receives huge batch of Chinese military equipment - defenceWeb
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Burkina Faso’s military has taken delivery of some 100 new armoured vehicles from China as it continues to expand its armed forces in the face of relentless terror attacks. President Captain Ibrahim Traoré officially took delivery of at least 40 Norinco VP11 and 50 Norinco CS/VP14 armoured...
on Jun 28
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Breytenbach funeral and memorial service details announced - defenceWeb
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The funeral service for retired colonel Jan Breytenbach will be held tomorrow (Friday, 28 June) in a private ceremony at St George’s Anglican Church, Knysna. The funeral service is for family, close friends and selected military veterans only, a spokesman said. The wider military veterans...
on Jun 28
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Amatola not going to Russia – defects and lack of maintenance cited - defenceWeb
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Another ambitious SA Navy (SAN) target for this year will not be realised with the cancellation of a St Petersburg visit by a Valour Class frigate laid at the door of the Armscor dockyard. SAS Amatola (F145), the first of four frigates acquired as part of the Strategic Defence Procurement...
on Jun 28
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ITF wants immediate action taken to safeguard seafarers in Red Sea region - defenceWeb
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The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and seafarers’ unions, representing 19.5 million transport workers and seafarer unions from some 150 countries, says it wants immediate action taken to prevent further casualties among seafarers having to transit the lower Red Sea and Gulf of...
on Jun 28
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In a move that shocked observers, Kenya’s President William Ruto announced on 26 June he was withdrawing his government’s highly controversial finance bill that proposed to raise US$2.7 billion in additional taxes. This followed two days in which tens of thousands of mostly young protesters took...
on Jun 28
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Does the civilian armoured vehicle industry in South Africa have any regulation? - defenceWeb
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Michael Broom, Sales and Marketing Manager at Armormax, and Nicol Louw, Business Development Director at SVI Engineering spoke to ProtectionWeb on regulations in the fast-growing industry. Please introduce your company and yourself. Broom: Armormax has been around now for 19 years. We started as...
on Jun 28
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UN Security Council hears Al-Shabaab resilient and unpredictable in Somalia - defenceWeb
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Al-Shabaab in Somalia remains unpredictable and has the ability to conduct devastating attacks, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) was informed by ATMIS (African Union Transition Mission in Somalia) Head Ambassador Mohamed El-Amine Souef. The ambassador last week addressed the top UN...
on Jun 26
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Rwanda is one of Africa’s geographically smallest countries. However, its foreign policy, whose hallmark is military diplomacy, has attracted international attention. Military diplomacy refers to activities carried out by representatives of a country’s security apparatus to pursue its foreign...
on Jun 26
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SA security technology industry ‘an attractive one to invest in and build’ - defenceWeb
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While most industries in South Africa are currently facing economic and financial strain, the security technology market is poised for growth. Speaking at Securex 2024, Elvey Group sales and marketing director Tasha Smith said the current market value is R5.84-billion, driven by video...
on Jun 26
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Kenya getting 16 helicopters, other military support from US after historic meeting - defenceWeb
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The United States has revealed plans to transfer eight UH-1 ‘Huey’ and eight MD500 helicopters to Kenya along with 150 armoured vehicles to improve regional security following a historic visit by Kenyan President William Ruto to the United States. At the end of May, President Joe Biden welcomed...
on Jun 26
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Canvas and Tent unveils new FAKDAS platoon field accommodation facility - defenceWeb
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Redeployable Camp Systems SA (RCSSA) has launched its new FAKDAS field accommodation solution, providing a complete platoon based camping system and addressing the needs of deployed soldiers in the field. More than 30 members of the Military Attache and Advisory Corps (MAAC) attended the FAKDAS...
on Jun 26
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Are the SANDF’s operational logistics fit for purpose? - defenceWeb
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With the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) operating in both the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Mozambique, the issue of expeditionary logistics is pertinent. The SANDF faces a number of challenges with its logistics, especially during deployments on the continent, with...
on Jun 26
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Engineer School stands accused of ill-treating SANDF “biological assets” - defenceWeb
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In the last year of her tenure as President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Thandi Modise received no less than five letters of complaint from the South African National Council of SPCAs (NSPCA) regarding apparent ill-treatment of “biological assets” in the form of...
on Jun 26