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Africa: Strong Only On Paper? Fact-Checking Angie Motshekga's Claim About South Africa's Military Might
The Department of Defence's annual reports show that the number of SANDF members dropped from almost 80,000 in 2013/14 to just below 70,000 ten years later. Olivier's opinion is that "in virtually ...
Rebels agree to a ceasefire with African coalition troops departing from eastern Congo
GOMA, Congo (AP) — The M23 rebels in control of key areas of eastern Congo agreed Friday to a ceasefire with African ...
Detention of South Sudan's VP Machar cancels peace deal, his party says
The detention of South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar has effectively collapsed the peace deal that ended the ...
Yes, Musk left South Africa in part to avoid compulsory military service
Musk himself has admitted on more than one occasion that he left South Africa in part to avoid compulsory military service, ...
South Sudan’s Vice President Has Been Placed Under House Arrest, Party Says
The United Nations warned that the detention of Vice President Riek Machar threatens to push the world’s youngest country ...
Post falsely claims South Africa patrolling border with Belgian armoured vehicle
Anti-immigrant sentiment in South Africa has been fuelled by an influx of economic migrants along with high unemployment and ...
Fears of civil war in South Sudan stem from political rivalry between the president and his deputy
Tensions are rising in the oil-rich east African nation of South Sudan after Riek Machar, who serves as one of the country’s ...
Who is Riek Machar, South Sudan's embattled vice president?
The reported house arrest of Riek Machar, the former bush rebel leader who became South Sudan's First Vice President, marks ...
South Sudan opposition says peace deal has collapsed after arrest of its leader
South Sudan’s main opposition party says a peace agreement that ended a five-year civil war has collapsed, following the ...
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Sorry State of South Africa’s Air Force, Only 6 Military Aircraft Operational, 325 Gathering Rust
South Africans are frustrated with the South African Air Force after it was reported that six military aircraft are ...
US urges South Sudan president to release VP Machar from reported house arrest
Machar's SPLM-IO party said on Wednesday that the defence minister and chief of national security "forcefully entered" Machar ...
South Africa plans to spend more on health and defense after the US cuts aid
Lawmakers in South Africa have laid out plans to shore up the budgets for health and defense but also put up value added tax by 0.5%, a move that will raise the cost of living.