iAfrica5d
Minister Challenges Court Ruling Over SRD Grant’s R624 Threshold
Social grant recipients who have more than R624 in their bank accounts are considered ineligible for the Social Relief of ...
politicsweb1d
My SANDF appointments - Cyril Ramaphosa
Most recently, the SANDF has made a valuable contribution to the national response to the coronavirus pandemic, and continues to provide support as we strive to overcome this grave crisis. The ...
politicsweb5d
SANDF fighting for survival while money is squandered – Pieter Groenewald
On top of that, the SANDF is burdened by a top management of nearly 400 generals earning enormous salaries. That is one general for every 184 people in the Defence Force. Top management should ...
nowinsa5d
Budget Speech 2025: South Africans pin hopes on 12 key priorities–from basic income grant to ECD reform
Since Covid-19, it has been very difficult to recover ... The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) faces a deepening crisis, underscored by the deaths of 14 soldiers in clashes with M23 rebels ...
ABC News6d
5 years ago, the WHO declared COVID a pandemic. Here's a look at the disease by the numbers
About 1.22 million people have died of COVID in the U.S., CDC data shows. Tuesday marks five years since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the global outbreak of COVID-19 to be a pandemic.
ABC News6d
What we still don't know about COVID 5 years after the WHO declared a pandemic
Questions remain over where COVID came from and how long it spread undetected. Five years ago, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak to be a pandemic, leading to stay at ...
Independent Online5d
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana faces backlash over linking SRD grants with proposed VAT hike
This follows Godongwana's statement that there would be no need for a VAT increase if the COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grants were reduced. "Millions of unemployed South Africans rely ...
The New York Times4d
The Covid-19 Pandemic
With the acute phase of the Covid-19 pandemic fading even as the coronavirus persists and evolves, a new normal is taking shape around the world. “It still feels kind of incomplete,” said ...
Daily Maverick5d
Balancing act: Defence budget priorities threaten soldier safety amid funding gaps
Despite increased government spending, the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) remains severely underfunded, highlighting concerns about its ability to meet critical operational demands ...
Independent Online4d
Finance minister allocates R5 billion for SANDF troops in the DRC
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has announced an allocation of R5 billion towards the continued deployment of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) troops in the eastern Democratic ...
EWN Sport5d
Budget includes additional spending on SANDF to continue DRC deployment, G20 Summit security
Armored vehicles belonging to the South Africa National Defence Forces (SANDF) contingent of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO ...
iafrica5d
Ramaphosa: SANDF Troops to Remain in DRC Until Peace is Secured
In January, 16 members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) were killed in clashes—the largest loss since the Battle of Bangui in 2013. Responding to questions in the National ...