From a basketball court to curtains costing R181 000 – the SANDF spared no expense for General Lawrence Mbatha
The DA have had enough of Military and Defence Minister Mapisa-Nqakula and what they describe as the ‘extortion of the SANDF’s budget’.
Defence and military veterans minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has used her address at the SONA debate to condemn the MKMVA’s latest actions
SANDF has issued a statement defending its controversial acquisition from Cuba, but analysts ask: ‘Have you learnt nothing from this debacle?’
The DA says that no minutes exist for the meeting between the defence minister and her counterpart in Zimbabwe.
Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said she is being made to feel as if her Zimbabwe visit was for recreational purposes, whereas she actually went there on state business
Among the DA’s demands is that it wants Tito Mboweni to confirm whether the finance ministry confirmed the calculations of the total costs related to the flight, and whether the minister approved the amount to be invoiced to the ANC.
While the ANC has paid back part of the money spent on the trip to Harare, the DA still wants proof of Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s meeting with her counterpart in that country
President Cyril Ramaphosa has made the documentation related to the ANC’s trip to Zimbabwe, public, all in the name of transparency
After Ramaphosa made the defence minister’s report on the Zimbabwe jet scandal public, the DA has picked up on multiple irregularities.
Ramaphosa has made the Zimbabwe flight report from Mapisa-Nqakula public. He’s also instructed the minister to take a pay cut until February.
The DA’s request for Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, to answer to Parliament regarding the jet scandal, has been granted.
The governing party flew into some unexpected turbulence when it emerged, and embarrassingly so, that a senior ANC delegation hitched a ride on an SANDF jet to meet with their Zanu-PF counterparts in Zimbabwe.
The ANC has also committed to reimbursing the government for the costs incurred regarding the use of a military jet to Zimbabwe.
It is alleged that a South African National Defence Force (SANDF) jet was used to transport ANC officials to Harare, Zimbabwe.
It is alleged that a South African National Defence Force (SANDF) jet was used to transport ANC officials to Harare, Zimbabwe.
An ANC delegation, led by secretary general Ace Magashule, engaged with the ruling Zanu-PF.
As many as 19 R4 rifles were stolen from the Lyttelton SANDF base in Pretoria back in December 2019
The death of Collins Khosa, allegedly at the hands of SANDF officials, sent shockwaves across the country and put focus on law enforcement’s heavy-handedness towards civilians
Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula and her husband Charles Nqakula continue to self-isolate even though their COVID-19 symptoms have cleared.
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula is no stranger to controversy, and Tuesday saw the Defence Minister deny that sexual abuse ‘constitutes brutality’ within SANDF.
Khosa, an Alexandra man, was killed allegedly by SANDF members who were manning the streets of the township during the national lockdown
The group has rejected the SANDF’s report which failed to hold the officials responsible for the death of the Alexandra man
The DA said that the minister’s U-turn on her promise to continue investigating Collins Khosa’s death warrants severe reprimanding.
Mapisa-Nqakula flip-flopped on her statement that the case remains open for investigation, saying that Khosa’s case won’t be reopened.