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Month: February 2025

South Africa does not pose a risk to U.S. National Security, says top defence specialist

Helmoed Heitman said although the country may do “a lot of dumb things, it isn’t quite stupid enough to exchange nuclear technology with Iran.”

Rising wave of child soldiers in Africa: 5-year-olds recruited

Africa has witnessed a significant surge in the recruitment of child soldiers across conflict zones, exacerbated by Islamic insurgencies advancing southward across the continent.

Is nuclear energy the answer to AI data centers’ power consumption?

Nuclear power will be a key part of a suite of new energy infrastructure built to meet surging data-center power demand driven by artificial intelligence. But nuclear can’t meet all of the increased data-center power needs. Natural gas, renewables, and battery technology…

Russia is expanding its footprint in Libya after withdrawing from Syria

Satellite images obtained by National Security News have revealed that Russia is landing military aircraft in Libya and that the Kremlin is expanding its footprint across Africa. Images of Libyan air bases reveal Russian military transport planes, upgraded runways, improved perimeter defences,…

ONE LAW FOR THEM? Are the SAS victims of a witch hunt? Brigadier (Retd) Phil McEvoy OBE, a former head of Operational Law in the British Army, gives his view

On 06 February 2025, Northern Ireland’s Presiding Coroner, Mr Justice Michael Humphries concluded that the deaths of four members of the Irish Republican Army, killed by British forces at Clonoe on 16 February 1992, was as a result of excessive…

Trump calls South Africa out for crossing red lines on Iran’s military and nuclear program

Trump’s Executive Order is a direct response to
Ramaphosa’s confrontational stance against Israel and US allies. President Trump considers this an attack on America.

Ramaphosa urged to sack defence leaders over South African soldier predicament in DRC

Defence minister Angie Motshekga and military chiefs, who appeared before a parliamentary committee, seemed unaware of how damaging their actions have been for the military. President Cyril Ramaphosa should “clean house.”

UK set to loosen red tape over nuclear reactors

The British government has announced plans to make it easier to build mini nuclear power stations in England and Wales as part of its efforts to boost UK economic growth. Labour said “archaic” planning rules, which ministers believe have held…

South African soldiers are essentially being held as POWs in the DRC

Kobus Marais, a defence analyst and
says President Cyril Ramaphosa won’t acknowledge the danger the SA soldiers are in.

SANDF dismisses claims of captive soldiers as Ramaphosa stands firm on keeping troops in DRC

“Our troops have not been disarmed whatsoever. No one has gained entry into our bases and taken control,” according to SANDF spokesperson Sipho Dlamini.