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) appears to have defied orders from President Ramaphosa to withdraw three Iranian ...

The United States Embassy in South Africa has issued a scathing statement about the South African National Defence Force ...

The multinational naval exercise Will for Peace starts in South African territorial waters on Friday 9 January using an as ...

An investigation has been launched into Iran’s role in the Will for Peace naval drills as the US criticised the decision, ...

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

Today marks the beginning of Exercise Will for Peace 2026, a China-led multinational naval exercise involving BRICS Plus ...

The United States Embassy in South Africa has said allowing Iranian forces to operate in South African waters is a sign of ...

Three Iranian navy ships remain in False Bay -- and one participated in exercise Will for Peace, according to the SANDF.

On Monday, a senior official told Daily Maverick that all the participating defence ministries — including Iran’s — had agreed that Iran would not take part in the key sea phase starting on Tuesday.

The mission was a failure to the core, from start to finish. It is time for our leaders to plan with more caution and ...

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 ...