Defence Minister Angie Motshekga has ordered a board of inquiry to establish why President Cyril Ramaphosa’s instructions to the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) to withdraw Iran from the multination ...

On Wednesday, 28 January 2026, News 24 reported that the six soldiers who were charged with the murder of Hawks senior ...

The Department of Defence has announced a board of inquiry to investigate the participation of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s ...

The DA has called for an urgent parliamentary debate on Iran’s participation in naval exercises which began on Friday off the ...

The Democratic Alliance and ActionSA have called for a formal investigation after Defence Minister Angie Motshekga confirmed ...

South Africa’s government is facing backlash from the US and from within its own administration for hosting Iran’s navy.

Military experts urge President Ramaphosa to dismiss Defence Minister Motshekga and SANDF leaders for failing to enforce his ...

Questions arise as SANDF appears to defy President Ramaphosa's orders for Iranian warships to withdraw from the naval ...

South African Navy Chief, Vice Admiral Monde Lobese, used his keynote address at the closing cocktail function of the BRICS ...

Ramaphosa gave an order to Defence Minister Angie Motshekga to ensure Iran withdraws from the week long “Will for Peace 2026.

Despite credible reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa, as Commander-in-Chief, instructed that Iranian warships be excluded from the exercise, Iranian vessels nevertheless took part. This was ...

Lieutenant General Ntshavheni Maphaha’s SA Military Health Service (SAMHS) is up and running in the Limpopo province with ...