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SAM president Col. Ravi Batra said that all the members wanted to pay tributes collectively, but being people from the Services, they had two things on their mind. The first was to organise the event and the second was to follow Covid guidelines.

Lt Col Ronald Kakurungu takes over as deputy defence Spokesperson, Col Deo Akiiki sent for further studies

Social Share The Royal Barbados Police Force is continuing investigations into the death of a police officer who was shot and killed while responding to an attempted robbery in his neighbourhood of Rose Hill, St Peter on Saturday night. The officer was identified as acting station sergeant, Newton Lewis, the driver assigned to Commissioner of Police Tyrone Griffith. Police are asking for the public’s assistance regarding the shooting incident which occurred about 9:05 p.m. “The officer i...

The three-day National Security Symposium 2021 jointly organized by Rwanda Defence Force Command and Staff College (RDFCSC) and the University of Rwanda (UR) was officially closed today in Musanze district. While officiating at the closing ceremony, Minister of Defence Maj Gen Albert Murasira said that the eighth National Security Symposium did not only allow participants to deliberate on the challenges that the world is currently facing, but also to stress suggested solutions. “Engaging in a...

Police to continue educating community on what is and is not allowable under the Emergency Measures Act

defenceWeb Written by defenceWeb - General Rudzani Maphwanya. Rudzani Maphwanya was born on 23 November 1960 in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. He completed his secondary schooling at the Mphaphuli High School in Limpopo in 1978 and shortly thereafter joined Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the military wing of the African National Congress. Maphwanya’s MK military career spanned from 1978 to 1994 during which time he had trained at various institutions on the African continent and abroad. Maph...

The Senior Command and Staff Course (SCSC) 9 or Rwanda Defense Forces(RDF) undertakes a four days RPA Liberation War Study Tour and Allied Officers familiarization tour as part of Military History Module, from 15 to 18 April 2021. The purpose of the tour is to gain knowledge on the planning and conduct of the RPA Liberation War and understand the key elements which led to victory for local Students and to broaden the Allied Officers understanding of the recent history of Rwanda including the Ge...

Kakrr’ was the sound of a machine-gun being cocked for action, and “arretez-vous” was the French command or order, “Stop or halt!” I shall return to my experience in Guinea-Conakry in 1990.

defenceWeb Written by defenceWeb - Brigadier General Gerhard Kamffer. The man who drove and successfully concluded the renaming of SA Army Reserve Force units and was also instrumental in adding value to this component of the national part-time military corps appears to be past his sell-by date. A 17 February SA National Defence Force (SANDF) Bulletin, in addition to numerous promotions to the rank of brigadier general, also carried a number of transfers. One of these was that Brigadier Genera...

“I, Chester Clyde Williams, do solemnly and sincerely affirm and declare that I will bear true faith and allegiance to Belize and will uphold the Belize Constitution and the law and that I will conscientiously, impartially and to the best of my ability discharge my duties as Commissioner of Police and do right to all manner of people without fear of favor, affection or ill will. So help me God.” It was with that declaration before His Lordship Kenneth Benjamin that Chester Williams became t...