AMABHUNGANE Beijing’s soft power: China offers 300,000 free vaccine jabs to SANDF troops 6 min 0 By Tebogo Tshwane for amaBhungane
CROSS-BORDER CRIME FILES: PART THREE ‘Clash’ between police and soldiers revealed as killer car theft syndicates run rampant 5 min 10 By Daily Maverick Reporters
JULY RIOTS ‘Uncooperative’ KZN police commissioner took paternity leave during unrest, says former defence minister 6 min 5 By Des Erasmus
2021 LOCAL ELECTIONS KZN hotspot: Calm start to voting at Glebelands Hostel in Umlazi 4 min 0 By Chris Makhaye and Nce Mkhize
CABO DELGADO SADC leaders extend Mozambique military mission to combat insurgency 3 min 0 By Peter Fabricius
GROUNDUP How a determined community is fighting the army’s attempts to evict them 7 min 0 By Kimberly Mutandiro for GroundUp
SANDF IN KWAZULU-NATAL AND GAUTENG Soldiers claim Operation Prosper a shambles, with lack of food, vehicles and uncertainty around who is in charge 4 min 10 By Rebecca Davis
OP-ED The SANDF’s ingrained culture of secrecy and non-communication is counter-productive and anti-democratic 13 min 1 By Craig Bailie
PARLIAMENT Finance Minister Godongwana tables draft law for extra billions from the national kitty 3 min 0 By Marianne Merten
OP-ED Determining discrimination: What the Supreme Court ruling means to SANDF and Navy age recruitment 4 min 0 By Siphile Hlwatika and Peter le Roux
OP-ED A reluctant hegemon: The SANDF and its ‘defined’ role in sub-Saharan Africa 9 min 0 By Martin Rupiya
BOOTS & ALL Did troops touch them on our studios? SABC’s contradictory answer sparks more Big Brother fears 4 min 3 By Greg Nicolson
THE AFTERMATH Gauteng police’s poor response to looting blamed on inadequate resources and low numbers 6 min 2 By Julia Evans
FLASH ANALYSIS President Ramaphosa throws money, rather than a Cabinet reshuffle, at his security problem 2 min 9 By Ferial Haffajee
REQUIEM FOR SOUTH AFRICA ‘Phoenix massacre’: What really happened in the deadly collision of brutalised communities 11 min 8 By Lwazi Hlangu Des Erasmus
OP-ED With SA democracy under threat, bridging the knowledge gap in civil-military relations is critical 10 min 0 By Craig Bailie
ISS TODAY South Africa’s security sector is in crisis – immediate reform is needed to ensure national stability 5 min 1 By Jakkie Cilliers for ISS TODAY
THE AFTERMATH Police target looting instigators and handlers of stolen goods while warning against further unrest 3 min 4 By Victoria O’Regan
VISUAL ESSAY Highways to Hell: A trail of destruction between Johannesburg and Durban 4 min 0 By Shiraaz Mohamed
