The Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services received a briefing on the process leading to the cancellation or revocation of parole for inmates serving life sentences, highlighting concerns about ...

Minister of Police Senzo Mchunu appeared before the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) on 13 May 2025, to respond to questions regarding a range of policing concerns, from drug abuse in schools to ...

Peacekeeping Ministerial in Germany saw pledges across a range of peacekeeping activities, including military and police units, airlift and training. A post Ministerial statement has it 88 military ...

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Nationwide Vala Umgodi operations conducted to halt the scourge of illega mining in April led to the arrest of 1 857 suspects of different nationalities. “These suspects were arrested for illegal ...

Ethiopia is in the grip of a civil war between federal government forces and the Fano, a loose alliance of ethnic-based militia in the Amhara region. This conflict in Ethiopia’s north erupted less ...

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) finds itself at a critical juncture, with Parliament poised to scrutinise ...

Military expenditure in Africa totalled $52.1 billion in 2024, which was 3% more than in 2023 and 22% more than in 2015, according to new research from the Stockholm International Peace Research ...

The Gulf of Guinea, long regarded as the international piracy hotspot, was overtaken in the first quarter of the year by the ...

The City of Tshwane has gone boldly in boosting South Africa’s national security preparedness with the launch of an intensive Radiological and Nuclear Smuggling Detection (RNSD) Training program.

Ethiopia and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on 6 May 2025. Under it, their national police agencies will cooperate on security and intelligence. This will include combating ...

After months of diplomatic impasse and military advances of the Alliance Fleuve Congo/March 23 Movement (AFC/M23) in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a diplomatic breakthrough occurred ...