7 articles tagged with “SANDF”
From Pretoria to Abuja, African leaders are recalibrating their institutional architecture with increased defense budgets and judicial appointments, signaling a broader continental reckoning with state capacity and governance infrastructure.
A senior SANDF intelligence officer faces bribery charges, government intervenes to prevent Tongaat Hulett's collapse, and the Constitutional Court settles a Zulu royal family succession dispute in three separate developments testing South African institutions.
A senior SANDF intelligence officer faces bribery charges, government moves to prevent Tongaat Hulett's liquidation, and the Constitutional Court settles a Zulu royal family succession dispute in rulings that highlight governance challenges across military, economic and traditional institutions.
South Africa's Armed Forces Day in Thohoyandou marked 109 years since the SS Mendi disaster while military leadership asserted unprecedented public trust, despite expert skepticism about troop morale.
Former Nigerian officials including ex-Kaduna governor El-Rufai and former Attorney-General Malami face court proceedings, while a South African military general appears on bribery charges, signaling intensified anti-corruption efforts across the continent.
From the decade-long Senzo Meyiwa murder trial to corruption charges against military brass, South African courts are navigating a complex web of cases that expose systemic challenges in the country's criminal justice system.
President Cyril Ramaphosa's 2026 State of the Nation Address charts a course between social welfare expansion and law enforcement, confirming long-awaited unemployment grants while deploying military forces to gang-ravaged communities.