Systematic rape and sexual violence are used as “weapons of war” in Darfur according to the International Criminal Court (ICC ...

Gang-related crime in South Africa is widespread, but is under-reported outside hotspots such as the Cape Flats in Cape Town or Westbury in Johannesburg. In these areas gangs are deeply rooted and ...

Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services is calling for urgent action on the biggest problems facing South Africa’s prisons. During a media briefing on Monday, committee chair ...

Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga has said her department is hugely underfunded and requires another R30 billion to meet its mandate. Consequently, she is pushing to have defence ...

As Libya again teeters on the brink of violence the United Nations (UN) mission in the North African country appealed for calm as military tension rises, particularly in and around Tripoli. The UN ...

Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga is due to deliver a keynote address at the Aerospace, Maritime and ...

The Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, is facing renewed scrutiny over delays in the release of key national ...

Peace Facility support as per announcements this week to improve security and stability in West Africa. Top of the list, alphabetically, is Cabo Verde followed by the Central African Republic (CAR) ...

A fresh and deadly wave of Houthi maritime attacks has shattered a months-long period of relative calm in the Red Sea, with ...

Since 2021, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has intensified its footprint in Cameroon’s Far North Region through increased extortion of communities and a ...

The Department of Military Veterans (DMV) blames “budgetary constraints” and regulations needing review for non-payment of what it calls the “disbursement of military veterans’ pension”. A 9 July DMV ...

Chief, Lieutenant General Wiseman Mbambo, was in Pakistan earlier this month (July) where, reports have it, “revamping” of ...