The RFC, is a statutory body under the Defence Act, comprises members of the Reserve Units, individuals and associations. It acts as the representative of the Reserves (ResF), Volunteer or  Part-Time forces, component of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), and serves as an advisory body on all matters concerning the Reserves in the SANDF.  The RFC assists in promoting and maintaining the Reserves as an integral part of the SANDF.

All views of individual associations, organisations and individuals are theirs and not those of the RFC.

Denel Aviation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the South Africa Air Force (SAAF) to promote the maintenance on a wide range of aircraft flown by the Air Force.

The inability to retain scarce skills is the biggest challenge facing the South African National Defence Force, according to Chief of Human Resources Lieutenant General Michael Nkabinde. For this reason the organisation is pushing to recruit and train the youth.

The South African Navy has taken over the management of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries’ maritime patrol vessels, as the Department's contract with Smit Amandla has expired without a replacement company being found to manage the fleet.

The South African Navy has expressed strong support for the Air Force to acquire new maritime patrol aircraft, with the Navy chief pledging its commitment to Project Saucepan to acquire new aircraft.

South Africa has sufficient local resources to supply the Navy with ships, weapons, sensors and other equipment it may require, according to experts briefing defence minister Lindiwe Sisulu on the industry’s capabilities.

Saab has successfully tested a third generation High Speed Directed Launcher system, part of its Land Electronic Defence System (LEDS), as part of an effort to improve the capabilities of the RPG and anti-tank weapon defence system.

Shares in MTN Group slid on Friday after rival Turkcell filed a $4.2 billion suit against the South African mobile operator, alleging it bribed officials and lobbied support for Tehran's nuclear program to win an Iranian license.
Turkcell, which lost the 2004 bid for the Iranian license to MTN, filed the suit in a U.S. federal court in Washington, accusing the Johannesburg-based firm of using its influence with Pretoria to arrange support for Iran's military.

South Africa's macro economic policies, particularly those considered for the mining industry, will erode competitiveness and stall investment, AngloGold Ashanti Chief Executive Mark Cutifani said.
"We have got to be talking about working with the industry to grow the industry. The public debate is 180 degrees in the wrong direction in terms of encouraging the industry to invest and grow," Cutifani told the Reuters Mining Summit.

The extradition to South Africa of a British man accused of conspiring to kill his wife in a fake car-jacking during the couple's honeymoon in Cape Town was temporarily halted by London's High Court over concerns for his mental health.

The family of a former Zimbabwean army general who was seen as a key player in the race to succeed President Robert Mugabe before dying in a fire last August suspects he was murdered and will seek to exhume his body, state-owned media said.