John Stupart

"Hey, I know we lost 14 soldiers in the DRC due to underfunding and chronically-incompetent leadership, but how about we give the military even LESS money to do the same job?"

Dean Wingrin @deanwingrin

The new SA Defence budget for 2025/26 has been released! Herewith a few comments upon initial (and very quick) review. The total Dept of Defence budget for 2025/26 budget is R55.94 bn, an increase from the adjusted budget of R55 506.6bn in 2024/25. What does this mean? A 🧵 /1 https://t.co/YXSMaZpSJE

RT @deanwingrin: It's too late to be talking about implementing a decade old Defence Review. It's time to draft a new Defence Review, based…

RT @1TrueRicardo: In prep for the upcoming Extended Army Command Cadre Conference, the chief of the army has continued his reign of insensi…

RT @eNCA: John Stupard from African Defence Review says the SANDF has not been forthcoming with the information about the remains of South…

RT @darren_olivier: With what force, and what partners? Unless you can credibly back this up with ready & available forces that you can su…

RT @darren_olivier: This comment alone disqualifies her from the role, in my view. Those rankings are speculative, unofficial, and low-qual…

RT @darren_olivier: This is despicable and indefensible. Both should be relieved of their posts for holding a golf day while SANDF troops w…

RT @darren_olivier: I'm not comfortable with a government department's media channels being used to praise a minister's actions. There shou…

RT @deanwingrin: 𝗦𝗔 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗬 2022/23 The DoD FY 2022/23 Annual Report has been released, covering the period 1 April 2022 t…

RT @deanwingrin: Is the SANDF forgetting it's own? What about the four members of 8 SAI who died in a road accident whilst proceeding to a…

RT @darren_olivier: While it has become necessary to rethink the size, structure, mandate, and missions of the SANDF to match the reduced d…

I particularly wondered about this one. The statement reads as a kinda "Whelp, we ASKED you for evidence and you, dear public failed." except the process in collecting and asking for info was - I suspect - utterly shambolic.

Darren Olivier @darren_olivier

This relied on a single statement by the presidential spokesperson for public submissions but it appears there was no further publicity. Nor was information provided on how submissions would be treated, whether witnesses would be protected, etc. How did they decide who to invite? https://t.co/RrSe3jVk91

RT @darren_olivier: The Presidency has belatedly released the executive summary of the independent inquiry into the Lady R. It raises more…

RT @darren_olivier: This is a messy response from the DoD and not entirely convincing. The group claims to have had access to DoD networks…

RT @darren_olivier: If this is indeed what happened, and I hope it is, it's a relief. But there are still too many unanswered questions, no…

Let's share this one whenever the fitness standards of the security cluster comes up. Some, it seems, did not skip leg day. That's a solid 70kg clean and lift right there :D

Isht is crazy man! @ishtCraeCrae

Someone's pillar of strength 😭 https://t.co/3R7Q5BIpov

RT @bokoromonio: Someone's pillar of strength 😭 https://t.co/3R7Q5BIpov