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Du Plessis said that AAD 2026 is the 13th edition of a biannual event with the South African defense industry and many other international competitors and companies come and showcase their capabilities specifically for the African market
DEFENCE

AAD 2026: Milkor warns low-cost drones are reshaping African defence

Milkor Africa vice-president Daniel du Plessis says the rapid spread of low-cost drones, artificial intelligence and autonomous systems is forcing African countries to rethink…

  • Yogashen Pillay
3 min read
Former defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has told the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria that she intervened after contractor Nombasa Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu complained about a withdrawn SANDF tender.
LEGAL

Mapisa-Nqakula takes stand in her defence after discharge bid fails

Former defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has begun testifying in her corruption and money-laundering trial in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria.

  • The National Reporter
2 min read