Defence and Military Veterans minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has again warned of the severe financial strain facing her department which she says will impact South Africa’s defensive abilities.

Refusal to off-load Israeli cargo ship comes amid outrage over air strikes on besieged Gaza Strip that has killed at least 232 people, including 65 children

Government announced a number of controversial bills for South Africa, including regulations around firearms, foreign workers, and discrimination.

South Africa’s state security minister said she’s making headway in turning around the nation’s dysfunctional spy agency in the face of fierce opposition from some of its staff.

It is common these days to compare the institutional racism in Israel, and its occupation of Palestine, to Apartheid South Africa. Up to a point, it's a reasonable comparison.

COVID-19 restrictions are not stopping flow of drugs, with traffickers simply upping the size of illegal shipments.

Corruption case relating to $2bn arms deal adjourned until May 26 as defence raises concerns over the lead prosecutor.

Ramaphosa says situation in Palestine reminds him of what happened to millions during apartheid

Israeli attacks are clear violation of international law. says South Africa

Thirteen universities from South Africa feature in the 2021-2022 list of the top 2,000 universities compiled by the Centre for World University Rankings (CWUR).

President Cyril Ramaphosa says that tackling climate change is a national priority for South Africa, even as it continues to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.

A working delegation of the Vietnamese Embassy in South Africa led by Ambassador Hoang Van Loi visited KwaZulu-Natal province from April 20-24 to seek measures to strengthen economic and trade partnership between the two countries.

South Africa has two of the world’s most successful mobile operators – Vodacom and MTN – which are dominating telecoms in Africa.

Former South African President Jacob Zuma's legal team has quit less than a month before he goes on trial on corruption charges, local publication News 24 said on Wednesday.

Ansar al-Sunnah wa-Jamma (ASwJ) is the latest Islamist insurgency to emerge in southern Africa with links to Islamic State (IS), which has named the group Islamic State in Central African Province (ISCAP).

Officials say some residents of Cape Town neighbourhoods evacuated as ‘precautionary’ measure after fire sweeps across the slopes of Table Mountain.

African leaders have committed themselves to ending armed conflict on the continent and promoting lasting peace and economic prosperity. This is in keeping with the African Union’s blueprint for the continent. Sadly, though, the leaders’ 2013 pledge to “silence the guns” by 2020 has failed.

Wildfire raging on Cape Town’s Table Mountain spread to the University of Cape Town, forcing thousands of students to evacuate.

The South African state has abandoned its commitment to human rights to profit from weapons deals. In so doing, it has become complicit in war crimes in Yemen.

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa held an urgent meeting with his Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapsia-Nqakula on Saturday following his announcement that he had sent troops to Mozambique to evacuate South Africans trapped in the wake of recent deadly attacks by ISIS-affiliated jihadist fighters.