The shedding of members is due to the consistent budget cuts, with R49 billion going to employee compensation.

Since 2014, South Africa has been sending military members to Cuba to train AND learn Spanish – costing the country millions.

The DA has revealed that SA top military brass sipped champagne with the Russian ambassador as missiles rained down on Ukraine.

Thandi Modise said government fears being labelled xenophobic when they have to call out foreign nationals who commit crime.

Minister Thandi Modise says they’ve been engaging military veterans since November 2020, over a year before the hostage situation

Security cluster Ministers said each voting station in South Africa has been categorised as high, medium or low risk. Law enforcement resources on Election Day will be distributed accordingly.

At least 56 people were arrested on three counts of kidnapping after holding Thandi Modise, Mondli Gungubele and Thabang Makwetla hostage

Defence Minister Thandi Modise was ironically ‘defenceless’, with Mondli Gungubele when ex-combatants barred them from leaving a meeting

Pule Mabe said as the ANC, they are comforted by the fact that law enforcement were able to intervene in the hostage situation

Ministers Thandi Modise and Mondli Gungubele said the state was not embarrassed by the ‘unacceptable’ hostage situation that unfolded on Thursday.

In the latest episode of ‘South Africa’, senior ministers were held hostage by struggle veterans in a Joburg hotel. Here’s how it happened…

Department of Military Veterans Deputy Minister Thabang says they are investigating irregular expenditure amounting to R119 million

Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has been successfully elected as the new speaker of Parliament, taking over the reins from Thandi Modise

Former Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has been nominated to replace Thandi Modise as the new Parliamentary speaker

The ANC caucus has nominated former Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula to replace Thandi Modise as parliamentary speaker

The post was left vacant recently after Thandi Modise was appointed Defence Minister in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Cabinet reshuffle

The NSPCA has instructed their legal team to appeal the judgement against Thandi Modise after she was acquitted of animal cruelty charges.

Modise pleaded not guilty to six charges of animal cruelty after scores of animals were found dead on her North West farm in 2014.

Thandi Modise has pleaded not guilty to six charges of animal cruelty. She is accused of causing the deaths of 79 animals on her property.

The ATM’s motion of no confidence in Ramaphosa was first submitted in February and got approved last week Thursday.

It is believed that a former worker at National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise’s farm is set to take the stand in the animal cruelty case

Speaker of Parliament Thandi Modise is facing charges of animal cruelty in the Potchefstroom Regional Court in the North West.

President Ramaphosa stated this week that senior ANC members facing criminal charges ‘should step aside’. However, his directive applies to many senior cadres.

National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise said MP’s should challenge the executive when asking questions in Parliament.

Tough times for Thandi Modise. The speaker of the house has been told to ‘show up, or get locked up’, after skipping court and earning an arrest warrant.