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SANDF
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Costly Journey: SANDF’s R34 Million Charter Flight To Cuba And Germany
22 Jul 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The South African National Defence Force, which has previously struggled with budget issues, has spent a whopping R34 million for a charter flight for a group of visitors to Cuba and then transport for at least one general to Germany.
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Monday Morning Spice
04 Mar 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
SA quartet strike it rich at LIV Golf League, Seal attacks a group of scuba divers in Cape Town, Rafael Nadal says he is ‘close to retirement, Parly Speaker investigated for receiving over R2m in kickbacks, and Two SANDF soldiers in DRC die in apparent murder-suicide.
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Friday Morning Spice
19 Jan 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Fruit exports plummet, How SANDF ranks globally in 2024, Japan’s space agency braces for moon landing attempt, Walvis Bay becoming top fuel stop for large ships, and Will pop-punk ever die?
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Friday Morning Spice
08 Dec 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
King Charles’s logic behind his tie choices, Dan Marokane expected to be appointed as new Eskom CEO, Bruce Willis’ family doesn’t know ‘how much time’ he has left, SANDF refutes claims of torture squads, Kruger National Park to go cash-free, and Tanzanians wonder where Vice-President Philip Mpango has gone.
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Friday Morning Spice
03 Nov 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Cape farmer kills Knysna lawyer, fellow farmer, Former All Blacks coach calls for TMO to be sacked, Listen to the last new Beatles’ song, David Beckham’s ‘ultimate dig’ to Prince Harry and Meghan, and Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty of seven counts of fraud.
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Monday Morning Spice
16 Oct 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Netflix documentary has people throwing out their vapes, Airbnb crackdown in South Africa, Springbok Women’s Sevens secure Olympic Games spot, and Middle East on ‘verge of the abyss.’
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Wednesday Morning Spice
30 Aug 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
AI-Generated Trump rap song tops iTunes chart, Putin a ‘dead man walking’, How kykNET created a ‘Vanity Fair Oscars afterparty’, and New Titanic expedition is being planned.
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Defence Minister Admits How Dire SANDF Is While Expert Warns SA Would Be Defenceless If Attacked
24 Jul 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
While defence Minister Thandi Modise has admitted that SANDF is becoming ever more unsustainable, defence expert Helmoed Heitman believes the country’s almost nonexistent defence systems are making us vulnerable.
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Monday Morning Spice
20 Mar 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Arrest warrants issued for Putin, Ramaphosa deploys the troops, Macron pushes through pension changes, Pornhub sold, Paris Hilton’s terrible childhood, and Listen to a black hole.
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A Russian Warship Is Coming To South Africa For Military Training
23 Jan 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
This Russian frigate is armed with hypersonic cruise weapons and it is coming to South Africa for military training.
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Calls For Probe Into Gruesome Video Implicating SANDF Soldiers Burning Bodies In Mozambique [Images]
11 Jan 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
A disturbing video was making the rounds on social media, showing a South African soldier standing by while bodies were being thrown into a fire in Mozambique.
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It’s Never A Good Look When The SA Army Is Placed On Standby
08 Aug 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The SA National Defence Force (SANDF) has ordered around 200 soldiers to be on standby for deployment from today as the country deteriorates ‘into unrest due to criminality’.
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Lunchtime Viewing: A Rather Depressing Look At The State Of Our Military [Video]
07 Jul 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is, to put it kindly, a bit of a mess.
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Did You Hear About Our Army’s Ridiculous Cuba Trainee Pilot Fiasco?
25 Mar 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) isn’t exactly rolling in the cash, which makes the Cuba ‘training’ mission all the more strange.
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Dashcam Footage Shows Embarrassing SANDF Tanker Crash [Video]
21 Feb 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Dashcam footage from a vehicle trailing a Rooikat tanker on the N1 near Bloemfontein captured the moment the vehicle overtakes and then loses control, smashing into a roadside barrier.
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Search For Drunk Soldier In Viral Video Goes On
23 Aug 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The soldier was confirmed to be drunk in an official SANDF press release, which also condemned his “disgraceful behaviour”.
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Viral Video Shows SANDF Soldier Unable To Climb Into Truck
28 Jul 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
‘Stomach in, chest out’ was the rallying cry regarding the fitness of our country’s officers and soldiers. This video paints a different picture.
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Curtains, Hoops, And Spider-Man Décor: You Paid For These Army Chief Perks
05 Jul 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
One of the perks of being the army chief is taking up residence in the posh Pretoria neighbourhood of Waterkloof. Now taxpayers have paid for renovations that border on the farcical.
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Turns Out Our Army Wouldn’t Fare Very Well Under Attack
15 Jun 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Our army has been in steady decline for a good while. In an unstable region, that is far from ideal.
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‘Slain By Soldiers’ – Brutal Doccie Looks Into The Death Of Collins Khosa [Video]
29 Mar 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
It has been almost a year since Collins Khosa died at his home in Alexandra township on Good Friday, after being allegedly beaten by defence force (SANDF) soldiers.
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Something Strange Is Going On With The Army And This Historic Gauteng Pub
17 Mar 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Conflicting stories abound after the couple running the Grutte Bush Pub claimed that the South African National Defense Force was trying to evict them.
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Monday Morning Spice
22 Feb 2021 by Kiernan / No Comments
SA army’s costly Cuban blunder. Jacob Zuma ‘bitter’. What caused that Jozi stench? New WhatsApp deadline date. Djokovic nears Rafa / Roger. Meghan and Harry quit.
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SA Police Brutality Exposed By Carte Blanche [Video]
03 Jun 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The United Nations has criticised heavy-handed police action in South Africa, calling it “one of the worst” during the global pandemic.
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Tuesday Morning Spice
02 Jun 2020 by Kiernan / No Comments
Police violence – 11 deaths, 230k arrests. Why schools can’t reopen. SAA’s latest monster bailout. Drunk driving limit headed to zero? The fall of Tatler. Kylie Jenner blows through cash.
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Tired Of Moaning About Smokes? Get Angry About Army Brutality And Failed Grants
28 May 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Much coverage and analysis has been given to the tobacco sales ban, but we should also be outraged by SANDF brutality and our state failing our most vulnerable citizens.
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Suburb Versus Township – Let’s Compare How The Police And Army Handle Things
16 Apr 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
As we hit the three-week mark of our national lockdown, the behaviour of our police and army members has come under increased scrutiny.
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Stones And Rubber Bullets: Things Have Already Gone South At Cape ‘Homeless Village’ [Video]
08 Apr 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Homeless people at the so-called ‘homeless village’ organised a protest against their living conditions, with things turning violent.
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Wild Footage Of Army Vehicle Crashing Near Petrol Station In Eastern Cape [Video]
01 Apr 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
A video showing a SANDF Casspir crashing and rolling near a petrol station has been doing the rounds on Facebook and Twitter.
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Embarrassing Video Shows SA National Defence Force Going Off The Rails
18 Feb 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It would appear that driving a tank is harder than it looks, with a recent SANDF training exercise not going to plan.
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Cape Town’s Gang Wars, Through The Eyes Of A Mother
20 Nov 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Residents of the Cape’s gang-plagued areas hoped that the presence of army forces would deter gangsters, but it soon became apparent that wouldn’t be the case.
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