South African Navy chief vice admiral Monde Lobese has issued a blistering warning about the state of the country’s maritime ...
Vice Admiral Monde Lobese, maintains annual performance plans and Defence Reviews are “mind games” that will not be ...
Navy Chief Admiral Monde Lobese has again sounded the alarm over the underfunding and incapacitation of the navy and the rest ...
Admiral Lobese warns South Africa’s Navy is underfunded, leaving seas vulnerable to piracy, trafficking, and threats to trade ...
Vice Admiral Monde Lobese warns that Cabinet-approved cuts to the Defence Force may be influenced by criminal networks and likens them to ‘closing down the Political Killings Task Team’.
Starved of resources, riddled with criminal infiltration, crippled by weak command and warped by political interference – ...
So desperate to keep a tight ship running at Simon’s Town Naval Base, navy bosses turned to the City of Cape Town for help ...
Vice Admiral Monde Lobese criticises severe budget cuts to the South African Navy, warning that they could compromise ...
Valued at approximately $1.7 billion, the contract is for two new oilers, T-AO 215 and T-AO 216. The contract is part of General Dynamics’ multi-ship arrangement with the Navy that allows for the ...