Defence

According to the Department of Defence, a fraudulent tender document, purporting to be from the department, is being distributed to businesses.The tender document was for a contract to supply 45 000 face masks.It has been alleged the document not only uses the department's letterhead, but also the name of the defence minister.The Department of Defence (DOD)…

Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula. (Deaan Vivier, Netwerk24) Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula and her husband Charles, who is the national security advisor to the President, recently tested positive for Covid-19, but have recovered.Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu on Friday said the pair were still in self-isolation and had been working from home."We…

Alcohol bought at the Marko Liquor Store in Silverlakes, Pretoria for a bottle store in Mamelodi, owned by Linda Nkosi. (News24/Alex Mitchley) Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize said the decision to reimpose the ban on alcohol was evidence-based.Modelling done to predict the impact of an alcohol ban suggested the prohibition could result in a significant…

Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula. (Deaan Vivier, Netwerk24) (Deaan Vivier, Netwerk24) Mapisa-Nqakula's office says her understanding that the SANDF inquiry into Collins Khosa's death would be reopened was incorrect.The inquiry, which found the soldiers who assaulted Khosa didn't cause his death, stands.Khosa's family wrote to the minister asking her to explain her 'contradictory' comments on the…

authorised the deployment of an additional 73 180 members of the SANDF to assist the police in battling the spread of Covid-19.Ramaphosa said the extra troops would be deployed until 26 June, augmenting the 2 280 who were already on the ground.The deployment will cost the fiscus almost R5 billion and it will consist of regular,…