Guy Martin

Dr Mike Masiapato, Border Management Authority (BMA) Commissioner, has called for public-private partnerships to improve the management of South Africa's borders, as the BMA “was never meant to work alone”.

Most of the maintenance contracts state defence materiel agency Armscor has in place for the South African Air Force’s (SAAF’s) fixed wing aircraft are only partially funded at present. This is according to a presentation Armscor prepared for the Portfolio Committee on Defence on 13 November, detailing the status of maintenance contracts for the South […]

Any owner is fortunate to win a race as big as the Breeders' Cup Classic. Now the question of how long to stay on the track for Sierra Leone press in.

The Federal German Navy Frigate Baden-Württemberg (F222) arrived in Cape Town, from Mormugao in India, on 12 November on her way home from an Indo-Pacific deployment. There was a time when warships of the Federal German Navy were regular visitors to South African waters, along with warplanes of the German Luftwaffe, who held bombing tests […]

Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga, together with Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, will this morning (Friday 15 November) visit the North West Province in response to the government’s ongoing operation to address illegal mining in the Stilfontein area, where a significant number of illegal miners remain underground. The visit comes amid ongoing efforts by […]

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, together with Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga, will this morning (Friday 15 November) visit the North West Province in response to the government's ongoing operation to address illegal mining in the Stilfontein area, where a significant number of illegal miners remain underground.

Drug and contraband confiscations and seizures were top of the boards for soldiers deployed on the national border protection tasking Operation Corona in October.

Dr Mike Masiapato, Border Management Authority (BMA) Commissioner, has called for public-private partnerships to improve the management of South Africa’s borders, as the BMA “was never meant to work alone”. Speaking at the Border Management Conference and Expo 2024 at the CSIR International Convention Centre on Wednesday 13 November, Masiapato said the issue of border […]

At a glance what appears to be a 4×4 version of the famous Ratel infantry combat vehicle is in fact Jorsin’s new Tau armoured personnel carrier (APC), which made its first public appearance at the recent Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) exhibition. The prototype was completed just in time to take part in late September’s […]

The German Navy’s (Deutsche Marine) Task Group 500.01, comprising the frigate FGS Baden-Württemberg (F222) and the replenishment vessel Frankfurt am Main (A1412) made an unexpected but warmly welcomed arrival at the Port of Cape Town on Tuesday 12 November. This last-minute docking underscores the impact of escalating security threats in the Red Sea, where recent […]