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Former State Security Agency boss Arthur Fraser goes on the offensive as allegations mount against him at the inquiry into state capture. (Felix Dlangamandla/Media 24)

Fraser opens perjury charges against those who implicated him before Zondo

Former State Security Agency boss Arthur Fraser goes on the offensive as allegations mount against him at the inquiry into state capture

The People’s War: Reflections of an ANC Cadre builds on the argument that it is important that the various strategies of the liberation movements should not to be looked at in isolation but should be understood as overlapping and even blurring.

The people’s war updated

An underground operative challenges many established views about important aspects of the struggle

SA soldiers to stand guard at the birth of South Sudan

SA soldiers to stand guard at the birth of South Sudan

SANDF soldiers have arrived in South Sudan to provide added security to the world’s newest nation as it formally declares independence this weekend.

Nqakula to head Zim support team

Charles Nqakula will lead a team to facilitate talks on the Zimbabwean power-sharing agreement, the presidency said on Thursday.

Putting paid to political debt

Is this President Jacob Zuma’s dream team? Among the five advisers he appointed this week are two failed former Cabinet ministers and an ANC loyalist.

Defence minister tours KZN ahead of poll

Charles Nqakula will tour parts of KwaZulu-Natal with the police on Tuesday to assess security preparations ahead of Wednesday’s election.

Nqakula heads to SADC meeting on Madagascar

Defence Minister Charles Nqakula will lead SA’s delegation to the SADC troika meeting in Swaziland on the political upheaval in Madagascar.

SA, Botswana eye military cooperation

Military cooperation between SA and Botswana will be high on the agenda at a four-day meeting between that starts in Cape Town on Tuesday.

SA soldiers drown in DRC

Two South African soldiers have drowned in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Defence Minister Charles Nqakula announced on Wednesday.

DA: SAPS no replacement for Scorpions

The Democratic Alliance on Thursday raised concerns over the South African Police Service’s ability to undertake complex investigations.

Will the SAPS be able to do the Scorpions’ job?

The DA has raised concerns over the South African Police Service’s ability to undertake complex crime investigations.

Nqakula: SA has made progress in tackling crime

SA, battling perceptions of being an unsafe destination ahead of 2010, has made progress in fighting violent crime, the government said on Monday.

Millions migrate to SA cities, towns

The scale of urbanisation in South Africa, which has seen millions move to informal settlements, was highlighted at a government briefing on Monday.

Court slams the incredible Mr Simelane

Justice Department DG received a harsh rebuke from Constitutional Court judges this week over a challenge regarding the dissolution of the Scorpions.

Scorpions case goes to top court

Johannesburg businessman Hugh Glenister’s bid to stop the disbandment of the Scorpions will come before the Constitutional Court on Wednesday.

Simple economics of social revolution

Moya: One can break the law if that is what "simple economics" dictates is the best way to get desired outcomes.

Crime ‘is an attack on all of us’

Crime levels in SA are a national problem and not only the responsibility of police and the government, Safety and Security Minister Charles says.

Crime levels ‘continue to be unacceptably high’

The DA has questioned the accuracy of the latest crime statistics, saying decreases in certain categories could be due to under-reporting.

Cold weather bites for displaced foreigners

On a vast rubbish-strewn field in a mining area east of Johannesburg, hundreds of destitute Africans who have fled their makeshift homes in nearby slums shiver in the morning…

Mbeki’s rule in limbo as townships burn

President Thabo Mbeki faces an uphill battle to remain politically relevant in his last year in office after his failure to contain an eruption of violence that has killed dozens…