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South Africa's comparative military disadvantage
South African finance minister Pravin Gordhan briefed parliament last week on its mid-term budget policy statement (MTBPS). A fiscal check-up to adjust for the budgeted […]
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South Africa’s R4bn VIP jet tender
Last Thursday, an innocuous-looking entry appeared at the top of Armscor’s tender announcements list. In it, Armscor announced a Request for Information for an […]
Defence Industry
Defending the Defence Review
In early June, after three years of debate and revision, the National Assembly passed the South African Defence Review. Spanning several hundred pages and authored by a […]
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SONA2015: What about defence?
Coverage of the South African State of the nation (SONA) speech was characterised more by opposition evictions and violence than the actual content of President […]
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Africa's 2015 Conflict Barometer - Podcast
John Stupart, Conway Waddington and Darren Olivier discuss the year’s potential flashpoints and crises. Recent events in Paris have only heightened concerns about […]
Defence Industry
South Africa's Defence Budget Speech - The important bits
Defence Minister Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s speech on Wednesday could have been a rambling mess about the broad dealings of the defence force in South […]
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Inside the South African Defence Review
The South African Defence Review is set for parliamentary debate in September this year. If adopted by government, it could see the defence budget increase from […]