Trapped South African soldiers in DRC: Mounting pressure on Ramaphosa to negotiate release and accept “egg on face”
South Africa’s current involvement in the DRC is “deeply irresponsible, pretending to be a regional power on what is essentially an overgrown border guard budget.”
Could a multinational troop deployment in Ukraine succeed as a peacekeeping force?
The British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, has announced that he is prepared to send thousands of British troops to Ukraine to act as peacekeepers. In all likelihood, Britain will be just one part of a multinational European force numbering up…
South Africa does not pose a risk to US 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…
