Mossad, Shin Bet and the IDF unmask Unit 4000: the IRGC clandestine directorate for global terrorism April 22, 2026
Africa Must Prepare for Potential Economic Shock Amid Escalating Israel-Iran Conflict Africa April 18, 2024 The escalating geopolitical tension between Israel and Iran could potentially trigger a ripple effect, impacting African nations that are bracing…
Jacob Zuma’s MK is not a South African democratic political party, it is a Russian “hybrid warfare” platform Africa April 12, 2024 OP-ED by Andre Pienaar, Co-founder of the Directorate of Special Operations (the Scorpions). Up to a million Russian controlled social…
Shadow Defence Minister Kobus Marais Advocates for South Africa’s Continued Presence in Mozambique to Combat Cabo Del Gado Insurgents Africa April 3, 2024 In June 2024, the forces from the Southern African Development Community (SADC), including South Africa, are set to withdraw from…
“Nobody said two” – NSN Stands By Report on SANDF Soldiers in DRC Africa April 3, 2024 NSN notes the SANDF press statement of 3 April in response to NSN’s 2 April reporting on SANDF personnel being…
South African soldiers surrender to M23 in the DRC and are taken as prisoners Africa April 2, 2024 Senior East-African government sources have told NSN that several South African soldiers, deployed by the ANC Government into the Democratic…
NSN Exclusive: Perfect storm created for Somali pirates to return but strong resurgence unlikely – Denys Reva ISS Africa March 28, 2024 Somalian pirates are exploiting the crisis in the Red Sea, seeing it as an opportunity to target ships off Somalia’s…
South African President Ramaphosa Denies Taking Sides in Gaza War, As His Foreign Minister Accuses Israel of Defying ICJ ruling Africa March 25, 2024 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has refuted claims that South Africa is taking sides in the Gaza war and that…
Disinformation, governance and the South African election Africa March 25, 2024 By Phumzile van Damme – republished from ISS African Futures How can we safeguard South Africa’s hard-won free and fair…
Jacob Zuma, the MK Party, and the Kremlin’s GRU Africa February 22, 2024 On December 28, 2007, the Directorate of Special Operations (DSO), known as the Scorpions, charged Jacob Zuma with eighteen charges…
Exclusive: Senior Research Fellow Martin Plaut on China, Russia and keeping the Red Sea open Africa February 8, 2024 The United States and Britain have carried out strikes against targets linked to Houthis in Yemen. It’s the first time strikes have been…
Iran Is Secretly Supplying Combat Drones To The Sudanese Army Africa January 31, 2024 Iran has secretly supplied Sudan’s armed forces with combat drones in a new intervention which risks further destabilising the region. …
A Joint Base On The Moon – But What’s In It For China? Africa September 13, 2023 China and South Africa to team up in space.
