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defenceWeb Written by defenceWeb - SANDF Commander-in-Chief President Cyril Ramaphosa and General Solly Shoke at the initial Op Notlela deployment. Message by President Cyril Ramaphosa, Commander-In-Chief of the South African National Defence Force, on the occasion of Armed Forces Day 21 February 2021. Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Ms Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Mr Thabang Makwetla, Chief of the South African National Defence Force, General Solly Shoke, The Military Command, Ladies and Gentlemen, On National Armed Forces Day we com...

President Cyril Ramaphosa says those who died on the SS Mendi steamship are heroes who sacrificed their lives in their quest for peace in the world. He was paying tribute to the soldiers. whose steamship sank 104 years ago, during celebrations to commemorate National Armed Forces Day.

Ramaphosa: SANDF has been essential in fighting Covid-19 Updated Anastasi Mokgobu Share this: President Cyril Ramaphosa has lauded the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) for the role it has played in the battle against the Covid-19 pandemic. GCIS Speaking during the commemoration of Armed Forces Day in Cape Town on Sunday, Ramaphosa said the SANDF has been essential to the efforts to bring the pandemic under control. Armed Forces Days commemorates the 616 soldiers who lost their lives when the SS Mendi sank in the English Channel during the First World War. Ramaphosa said the coun...

Armed Forces Day: President Ramaphosa commemorates sinking of SS Mendi in Cape Town By Sisonke Mlamla Share Cape Town - The sinking of the troopship SS Mendi, one of the worst marine disasters in the history of South Africa, was commemorated for Armed Forces Day at the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town this afternoon. The annual commemoration paid homage to the 616 South African soldiers and 30 British crew members who died aboard the military steamship on February 21, 1917, when the vessel sank in the English Channel, during the First World War. Among those at the service was President Cyril ...

DEBKAfile In a surprise three-day exercise, the Israeli Air Force demonstrated its ability in a full-scale war to target Hizballah’s entire missile arsenal in one day, while also activating an upgraded missile defense system for the home front. But will the massive war drill, dubbed the Rose of Galilee, that ended on Tuesday, Feb. 16, deter Hizballah from launching its planned limited escalation drive, as predicted by the IDF? And has the astounding strength exhibited in the drill retilted the balance of fear keeping both foes in check? The exercise simulated the downing of an IAF plane by...