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Lockdown closures clear border mess
SANITY has returned to Beitbridge Border Post following the closure of the busy facility under fresh Covid-19 control measures by both South Africa and Zimbabwe.The high mobility across the bo...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:51hrs | 1077 | by Staff reporter
SA army helicopters start Beitbridge border patrols, 108 arrested
THE South Africa National Defence Force (SANDF) has started deploying helicopters to patrol over the Limpopo River and 108 people using illegal crossing points have since been nabbed.The air p...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 12:01hrs | 2311 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Soldiers to deploy helicopters above Limpopo river, police will be in boats
South Africa's Home Affairs Minister, Aaron Motsoaledi, says the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) will be deploying helicopters to hover above the Limpopo River and the South African Polic...Published: 02 Jan 2021 at 21:07hrs | 3238 | by Staff reporter
SA borders gear for influx as holidaymakers return home
Borders are gearing up for an influx of people as the holiday season draws to a close.Home Affairs has deployed almost 200 extra staff to borders to avoid the type of congestion seen at Beitbr...Published: 02 Jan 2021 at 21:01hrs | 1150 | by Staff reporter
Mozambique presses for Zimbabwe military intervention
FRESH intricate details of back-to-back meetings by the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) Organ on Politics, Defence and Security have emerged, indicating that they failed to resolve a met...Published: 18 Dec 2020 at 06:20hrs | 3730 | by Staff reporter
SA deploys soldiers to stop truck attacks
CRISIS talks about trucking violence were continuing on Saturday after police minister Bheki Cele said soldiers would patrol roads targeted by saboteurs.Violent attacks have claimed the life o...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 15:58hrs | 1656 | by Staff reporter
Mapisa-Nqakula defends decision to give ANC delegation airlift To Zimbabwe
Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula on Wednesday again defended giving an African National Congress (ANC) delegation a lift to Zimbabwe.Mapisa-Nqakula came under cri...Published: 19 Nov 2020 at 21:12hrs | 168 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa will take no further action against minister over controversial Zimbabwe flight
President Cyril Ramaphosa said he would not be taking further disciplinary action against Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula for a controversial flight that ferried ANC delegates to Harare in Se...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 07:15hrs | 1072 | by Staff reporter
SA soldiers facilitating illegal entry of Zimbabweans
Some rogue elements within the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) are ripping off Zimbabwean business people by demanding huge bribes to facilitate their entry into South Africa for the purp...Published: 10 Oct 2020 at 07:22hrs | 1070 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe trip was not for leisure, Mapisa-Nqakula tells Parliament
Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has told Parliament her controversial flight to Zimbabwe, on which she ferried several high-ranking ANC officials in an air force jet, wa...Published: 06 Oct 2020 at 20:19hrs | 1167 | by Staff reporter
Mass demonstration for deportation of foreigners in South Africa set for 16 October
A certain section of South Africans under the banner of #PutSouthAfricansFirst will stage a demonstration in Pretoria calling for the immediate deportation of foreigners from the Southern neighbouring...Published: 28 Sep 2020 at 15:15hrs | 4171 | by Mandla Ndlovu
More questions over SANDF jet misuse by Ramaphosa's ANC to Zimbabwe
The ANC delegation to Zimbabwe shared a flight with Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, which was en route to the neighbouring country.Political analyst Ralph Mathekga has questioned the...Published: 21 Sep 2020 at 06:46hrs | 803 | by Staff reporter
'Ramaphosa's role in the controversial trip to Zimbabwe should be probed'
The African Transformation Movement wants President Cyril Ramaphosa's role in the controversial trip to Zimbabwe probed.The party has asked the Public Protector to investigate.A SANDF ...Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 18:21hrs | 1733 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa to be impeached over ANC's Zimbabwe trip?
Even when President Cyril Ramaphosa was satisfied with Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula's explanation of the ANC's use of the state aircraft for party purposes in Zimbabwe, the president and m...Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 07:17hrs | 2441 | by Staff reporter
South Africa Air Force jet to Zimbabwe saga explained
South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) National executive council member and chair of the ANC's subcommittee on International Relations Lindiwe Zulu says the ANC delegation that travelled to H...Published: 12 Sep 2020 at 11:01hrs | 3339 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Ramaphosa, Mapisa-Nqakula cross swords over ANC trip to Zimbabwe?
President Cyril Ramaphosa wants a detailed report, within 48 hours, from Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula after an ANC delegation accompanied her to Zimbabwe on a SA N...Published: 12 Sep 2020 at 08:12hrs | 2408 | by Staff reporter
DA 'disgusted' by ANC using SANDF jet to fly to Zimbabwe
The DA has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to clarify why an ANC-led delegation was able to fly to Zimbabwe, to meet with ZANU-PF party officials, using a SA National Defence Force (SANDF) air for...Published: 10 Sep 2020 at 18:10hrs | 2655 | by Staff reporter
AfriForum wants Public Protector to probe ANC's use of military jet for Zimbabwe trip
Lobby group AfriForum has written to Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane, asking her to investigate the ANC's use of a military jet in its trip to Harare, Zimbabwe. In a letter to Mkhwebane, A...Published: 10 Sep 2020 at 18:08hrs | 1101 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, SA defence ministries share notes
6 new television stations by year-endTHE Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Senator Monica Mutsvangwa, says the government will by end of this year issue out six televis...Published: 10 Sep 2020 at 18:07hrs | 1041 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, SA defence ministries share notes
Zimbabwe and South Africa's defence ministries held bilateral-talks in Harare this Wednesday where they shared notes on a wide range of issues affecting the two countries.South Africa's Minist...Published: 10 Sep 2020 at 18:03hrs | 424 | by Staff reporter
SANDF defends use of air force jet by an ANC delegation that travelled to Harare
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) said on Thursday that Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula travelled to Zimbabwe for official work and gave her ANC colleagues a lift.This,...Published: 10 Sep 2020 at 15:50hrs | 2237 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe did not condemn Ramaphosa when Marikana massacres happened, says Chinamasa
Zanu-PF has, however, reacted angrily to African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Ace Magashule's comments during a televised interview that the South African ruling party was concerned with ...Published: 08 Aug 2020 at 09:47hrs | 5047 | by Staff reporter
Another long weekend for Chin'ono, Ngarivhume
Zimbabwe 'crisis': UN steps inTHE United Nations says it is following the Zimbabwean crisis with concern, urging Harare to respect human rights amid pressure for the matter to be tabled at the glo...Published: 08 Aug 2020 at 09:45hrs | 1787 | by Staff reporter
ANC called upon to rely on credible sources
Zanu-PF director for information and publicity Tafadzwa Mugwadi called upon the ANC to rely on credible sources of information and not third parties to come to conclusions. "Zanu-PF takes exce...Published: 07 Aug 2020 at 09:01hrs | 816 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF shows ANC the middle finger
ZANU PF takes exception to the utterances that have been attributed to Cde Ace Magashule, the Secretary-General of the ANC where he appears hoodwinked by those seeking to destabilize Zimbabwe through ...Published: 06 Aug 2020 at 19:50hrs | 10889 | by Tafadzwa Mugwadi
WATCH: Zimbabweans walk into South Africa to buy medication
A video of Zimbabweans who were intercepted by South African National Defense Forces after sneaking into South Africa through the bush to purchases various essentials including medication has gone vir...Published: 25 Jul 2020 at 20:02hrs | 4115 | by Mandla Ndlovu
WATCH: Ramaphosa deploys soldiers to deal with Taxi drivers
President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa's government has deployed members of the South Africa National Defense Force to remove striking taxi drivers from the streets. ...Published: 22 Jun 2020 at 10:26hrs | 6835 | by Mandla Ndlovu
SA police seize $1,5m Zimbabwean cigarettes contraband
OFFICIALS in South Africa's Limpopo province last Friday recovered Zimbabwean made cigarettes worth R1,5 million that were being smuggled into that country.In a joint operation conducted in Mu...Published: 20 May 2020 at 07:30hrs | 743 | by Staff reporter
South Africa should prepare for food looting and protests in
South Africans should brace for the possibility of food riots and protests over a lack of income as the coronavirus lockdown is eased in the coming months.South Africa is no stranger to protes...Published: 23 Apr 2020 at 08:28hrs | 1151 | by Staff reporter
All South African soldiers put on standby...ready to be deployed
South African media has reported that the Minister of Defense Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula told the Parliament's Joint Defence that the entire defence force has been put on standby to assist police in enfo...Published: 22 Apr 2020 at 20:48hrs | 2911 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Beitbridge Border Post unlikely to be opened until July?
Beitbridge Border Post is unlikely to be opened to the public anytime soon after South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa authorised the employment of an additional 73 180 members of the South African...Published: 21 Apr 2020 at 21:57hrs | 12090 | by Ndou Paul
Ramaphosa deploys 73 000 more soldiers for Covid-19 fight until 26 June
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has deployed 73 000 more soldiers to help the police in the fight against the spread of Covid-19 in the country wh...Published: 21 Apr 2020 at 18:47hrs | 2790 | by Moyo Roy
Ramaphosa's minister defends R1 million/km Beitbridge border fence tender after backlash
The department of public works and infrastructure has admitted to deviating from proper procurement procedures, by overlooking the requirement to advertise for bids and instead opting to nominate a co...Published: 18 Apr 2020 at 17:50hrs | 2395 | by Staff reporter
How Ramaphosa's soldiers killed Collin Khosa
In a legal letter of demand sent to President Cyril Ramaphosa, the family of Collin Khosa has explained in detail what happened when he died in Alexandra on Good Friday.Khosa was allegedly kil...Published: 17 Apr 2020 at 14:25hrs | 2406 | by Staff reporter
Latest on alcohol ban in South Africa
Neighbouring South Africa is not lifting the ban on alcohol as highly anticipated by its residents, the government has said. Addressing the media on Thursday afternoon, Cooperative Governance ...Published: 16 Apr 2020 at 14:50hrs | 1971 | by Mandla Ndlovu
WATCH: South Africa deploys more soldiers to Beitbridge border post
South African media has reported that more soldiers have been deployed to the Beitbridge border post after vandals destroyed parts of the fence.The fence was erected to prevent people from cro...Published: 15 Apr 2020 at 17:02hrs | 2287 | by Mandla Ndlovu
WATCH: South Africa soldiers told to kick foreigners
General Solly Zacharia Shoke's South African National Defense Forces have been given instruction to unleash violence on foreigners during the lockdown period. A video that has surfaced on...Published: 13 Apr 2020 at 11:53hrs | 9093 | by Mandla Ndlovu
WATCH: South African Defence Forces ' mine-resistant' vehicle overturns
A soldier is recovering in hospital after a speeding taxi caused a military troop carrier to crash, according to the South African National Defence Force (SANDF).SANDF spokesperson Capt Thabo ...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 16:42hrs | 1548 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: SA soldiers beating up motorists as requested by Ramaphosa
SA National Defence Force soldiers are already being accused of abusing power.They were allegedly caught on camera beating up motorists.Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday evening when he addr...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 16:06hrs | 10753 | by Staff reporter
oMalayitsha should be allowed to do their jobs -transporters on lockdown
Crossborder transporters and oMalayitsha Forum has welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa's historic speech on Monday night announcing a lockdown from midnight on Thursday, 26 March until midnight on 16 A...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 07:05hrs | 3854 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga commissions 2 bridges
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga yesterday officially commissioned two Bailey bridges constructed by the South African National Defence Forces (SANDF) and the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) at Kopa, ...Published: 07 Dec 2019 at 12:11hrs | 480 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe army on high alert'
The Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) will remain committed to undertaking training needed to meet threats from hostile elements using violence to disturb peace in the nation, ZNA Commander Lieutenant-Gene...Published: 25 Nov 2019 at 06:27hrs | 1091 | by Staff reporter
General Sibanda welcomes South Africa army in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Defence Forces Commander General Phillip Valerio Sibanda last Friday officially welcomed the South African Nation Defence Forces (SANDF) contingent constructing two Bailey bridges at Kopa in ...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 07:59hrs | 4695 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa tells Ramaphosa to use a bit of force
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has urged South Africa to use "a bit of force" to bring sanity in the neighbouring country following a recent wave of xenophobic attacks against foreign nationals that has...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 08:28hrs | 3315 | by Staff reporter
300 Zimbabweans nabbed in Musina blitz
ABOUT 300 people believed to be Zimbabweans were on Wednesday arrested around Musina, including the Beitbridge Border Post areas, for allegedly flouting South African immigration laws, officials in So...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 08:18hrs | 7975 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe to adopt military salary concept soon
Commander-in-chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) President Mnangagwa yesterday urged the forces to remain loyal, vigilant and committed to safeguarding the country and subsequent processes lead...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 07:33hrs | 2125 | by Staff reporter
Foreigners in SA panic as police besiege Hillbrow
Reports coming from South Africa's notorious Hilbrow suburb indicate that there was massive inflow of police cars from all over Gauteng that were descending at the local police station on Tuesda...Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 17:31hrs | 5365 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Update on South African army in Manicaland
The construction of roads infrastructure and bridges destroyed by Cyclone Idai in Chimanimani led by the South African Defense Forces is moving steadily it has been reported. State broadcaster...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 10:56hrs | 1603 | by Mandla Ndlovu
South African soldiers to leave Zimbabwe in December
THE South African National Defence Forces (SANDF), which is helping the Zimbabwe National Army in the construction of Cyclone Idai-damaged bridges in Chimanimani, said it will leave the country in Dec...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 09:20hrs | 363 | by Staff reporter
South African army camped in Chimanimani
Members of the South African Defense Forces are still camped in Manicaland and are yet to commence the rehabilitation of roads and infrastructure it has emerged.Activist Freeman Chari who ...Published: 06 Aug 2019 at 22:44hrs | 6092 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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