Tag Archives: South Africa

From DefenceWeb, President Jacob Zuma has appointed the current South African ambassador Welile Nhlapo as his new National Security Special Adviser and former transport minister Mac Maharaj as Special Envoy. Zuma’s office, making the announcement on Friday, said the Presidency … Continue reading →

While the resignation of Joel Netshitenzhe has attracted a fair deal of press, his departure is seen as hugely significant by serious analysts. Nic Borain is one such analyst who is attempting to make sense of Netshitenzhe’s resignation. These are … Continue reading →

From Politicsweb, Statement issued by the GCIS, October 2 2009 MOBILISING OUR RESOURCES TO WORK TOGETHER TO DO MORE TO ACHIEVE NATIONAL SECURITY President Jacob Zuma, when appointing his Cabinet in May this year, tasked the Ministers of State Security, … Continue reading →

From the Mail and Guardian Online, India’s Bharti Airtel said late on Wednesday it and South Africa’s MTN had called off talks for a planned tie-up owing to the inability of the South African government to accept the deal in … Continue reading →

From IOL, All United States government facilities in South Africa, including diplomatic missions, have been closed today because of an undisclosed security threat. US embassy spokeswoman Sharon Hudson-Dean confirmed the information. She said: “Based on information recently received by the … Continue reading →

From The Africa Report, The proposed tie-up between mobile phone group MTN and India’s Bharti Airtel needs cabinet level approval in South Africa, a senior official said on Monday, as the deal enters a critical week. The statement came as … Continue reading →

Fighting counter-insurgency wars in Afghanistan and Iraq is necessitating the deployment by the United States and Great Britain of agile armoured vehicles which protect troops against UED’s. On such vehicle in this range is the newly released RG35 which is … Continue reading →

From the Mail and Guardian Online, There is something of a tectonic shift taking place in the intelligence community under President Jacob Zuma’s administration. The unceremonious departure of Manala Manzini as director general of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) — … Continue reading →

The guarantors of constitutional democracy in South Africa. Be afraid, be very afraid! From Politicsweb, The soldiers who embarked on illegal and violent protest at the Union Buildings will be dismissed following legal processes, Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, … Continue reading →