South Africa and SADC’s reluctance to remedy misgovernance in their neighbourhood contributes to migration, sparking xenophobia and causing diplomatic embarrassment. South Africa has, in a sense,…
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The May seizure of over 700 kg of methaqualone, or Mandrax, was one of the largest at a South African border post in recent years. Acting…
South Africa has spent more than two decades tightening immigration laws, strengthening border security and increasing deportations in an effort to curb illegal immigration. Yet irregular…
Participants from South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe have commenced with the Chief of the South African Army Combat Rifle Shooting competition, being held at…
Thousands of kilometers from the front lines in Ukraine, another African country recently discovered that dozens of its citizens have been embroiled in Russia’s brutal, high-casualty…
The Constitutional Court has refused to entertain appeals by two construction companies against a ruling by the Special Tribunal that they must repay all profits they…
Explosives smuggling across Southern Africa, particularly along the Zimbabwe–South Africa corridor, poses a dual threat of enabling organised crime and creating opportunities for extremist violence. On…
Law enforcement agencies within the Southern Africa region have committed to strengthening collaboration in the fight against cross-border and transnational organised crime. This is according to…
Economic sanctions are widely viewed by academics and policymakers as a better alternative to military interventions to pressure governments to change objectionable policies. The idea is…
Botswana, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Zambia, and South Africa are among the Southern African Development Community (SADC) nations contributing aircraft to Exercise Blue Lugwasho currently underway in…
Tensions are rising in Zimbabwe over President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s evident intention to remain in power after his second term ends in 2028. Zimbabwe’s constitution explicitly prohibits…
The recently ended Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission in Mozambique (SAMIM) and its current mission in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) both rated…
Preparations, in the form of planning conferences, will see the Southern African Development Community (SADC) stage what is at present called “its first maritime exercise” come…
Rhodesian born private military contractor Lionel Dyck (80) died in Cape Town earlier this month (June) after succumbing to cancer. His military career saw him in…
Earlier this month (May) Zimbabwe committed to a national action plan (NAP) as regards the involvement of women in a range of peace-related work becoming the…
