NEWS & EVENTS - PERSONNEL
17 September 2001
SAAF Pilots Course has no CO's!
Personnel
Pilots course 99/01 made history when they were presented with their rank not so long ago - the first pupil pilots course in 80 years with no candidate officers (CO's) on course.Towards the end of last year, just after the course had all go...
25 July 2001
First black pilot graduated on Cheetah
Personnel
"Awesome and amazing" are the only words the South African Air Force's first black jet fighter pilot to go solo in a supersonic Cheetah had to describe the experience, the Pretoria News reported at the weekend. But Captain Musa Mbhokota...
10 May 2001
SAAF to receive new insignia
Personnel
South African Air Force chief Lt Gen Roelf Beukes yesterday told a briefing that the service would be adopting new rank insignia towards the end of the year. At present the SAAF wear insignia is a hybrid between the British and American rank structur...
4 May 2001
69 SANDF members in DRC
Personnel
A total of 69 SA National Defence Force (SANDF) specialist members of staff have been deployed for peacekeeping duties in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the SANDF said on Thursday. Most of them would be working from Kinshasa, the SANDF said in...
19 March 2001
SAAF not looking for VIP pilots
Personnel
Despite newspaper reports to the contary, the SAAF is not looking to hire commercial pilots for its new VIP jet, rumoured to be the Boeing 737-700.According to a SAAF insider, there is a process being followed for the acquisition of, the intergration...
27 January 2001
'Pi' Pienaar passes away
Personnel
Captain "Pi" Pienaar, DSO, DFC, passed away on Sunday 21 January 2001. Probably best known for his encounter with a Messerschmitt Me262 while flying a Mosquito during World War II, his achievements however stretch much further than th...
8 December 2000
New appointments
Personnel
* Colonel M.M.M. Mangethe Mdlalose of the SA Air Force is promoted to the temporary rank of Brigadier General, without pay of rank, and appointed as Chief of Staff, Regional Joint Task Force West with effect from 1 January 2001 and promotion to the s...
4 June 2000
Lt Gen Bob Rogers passes away
Personnel
One of South Africa's most distinguished and most decorated airmen, Lieutenant-General RHD "Bob" Rogers, DSO, DFC and Bar, died in Cape Town on Sunday after a long illness, a family friend said on Monday. Rogers was 78. After his retire...
21 February 2000
New SAAF Chief
Personnel
Lt Gen Roelf Beukes will take over as Chief of the SAAF from1 March 2000 from Lt Gen W Hechter....
31 August 1999
South Africa seemingly drops pilot standards
Personnel
The Afrikaans daily, Beeld, reports that the SA Air Force has changed its selection requirements for pilots. "Candidates previously had to be younger than 25 years; the new age is 28. Previously excellent marks in science and mathematics were a ...
9 March 1999
Lack of Pilots
Personnel
26 May 1998
New Command Council Members
Personnel
The top structure of the SAAF, the SAAF Command Council (AFCC), consists of 11 members. Its composition changed when Director Liaison Services, Brig Gen A.J. Grobbelaar, left the SAAF on 30 Apr 98. Chief of Air Force Staff, Maj Gen A Burger, retired ...
12 December 1997
New Rank Structure
Personnel
Resulting from confusion with regard to the rank insignia and rank nomenclature of SANDF General/Flag Officers and Brigadiers/Commodores, especially when interacting with other Defence Forces, the Military Command Council recently decided on a new ra...
7 August 1997
Net Loss of Pilots
Personnel
A total of 101 pilots quit the air force last year, most for better job opportunities or because the pay was too low. This was disclosed by Mr. Modise in the NCOP in reply to questions by James Selfe of the Democratic Party. However, 36 qua...
SAAF Pilots Course has no CO's!
Personnel
Pilots course 99/01 made history when they were presented with their rank not so long ago - the first pupil pilots course in 80 years with no candidate officers (CO's) on course.Towards the end of last year, just after the course had all go...
First black pilot graduated on Cheetah
Personnel
"Awesome and amazing" are the only words the South African Air Force's first black jet fighter pilot to go solo in a supersonic Cheetah had to describe the experience, the Pretoria News reported at the weekend. But Captain Musa Mbhokota...
SAAF to receive new insignia
Personnel
South African Air Force chief Lt Gen Roelf Beukes yesterday told a briefing that the service would be adopting new rank insignia towards the end of the year. At present the SAAF wear insignia is a hybrid between the British and American rank structur...
69 SANDF members in DRC
Personnel
A total of 69 SA National Defence Force (SANDF) specialist members of staff have been deployed for peacekeeping duties in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the SANDF said on Thursday. Most of them would be working from Kinshasa, the SANDF said in...
SAAF not looking for VIP pilots
Personnel
Despite newspaper reports to the contary, the SAAF is not looking to hire commercial pilots for its new VIP jet, rumoured to be the Boeing 737-700.According to a SAAF insider, there is a process being followed for the acquisition of, the intergration...
'Pi' Pienaar passes away
Personnel
Captain "Pi" Pienaar, DSO, DFC, passed away on Sunday 21 January 2001. Probably best known for his encounter with a Messerschmitt Me262 while flying a Mosquito during World War II, his achievements however stretch much further than th...
New appointments
Personnel
* Colonel M.M.M. Mangethe Mdlalose of the SA Air Force is promoted to the temporary rank of Brigadier General, without pay of rank, and appointed as Chief of Staff, Regional Joint Task Force West with effect from 1 January 2001 and promotion to the s...
Lt Gen Bob Rogers passes away
Personnel
One of South Africa's most distinguished and most decorated airmen, Lieutenant-General RHD "Bob" Rogers, DSO, DFC and Bar, died in Cape Town on Sunday after a long illness, a family friend said on Monday. Rogers was 78. After his retire...
New SAAF Chief
Personnel
Lt Gen Roelf Beukes will take over as Chief of the SAAF from1 March 2000 from Lt Gen W Hechter....
South Africa seemingly drops pilot standards
Personnel
The Afrikaans daily, Beeld, reports that the SA Air Force has changed its selection requirements for pilots. "Candidates previously had to be younger than 25 years; the new age is 28. Previously excellent marks in science and mathematics were a ...
Lack of Pilots
Personnel
New Command Council Members
Personnel
The top structure of the SAAF, the SAAF Command Council (AFCC), consists of 11 members. Its composition changed when Director Liaison Services, Brig Gen A.J. Grobbelaar, left the SAAF on 30 Apr 98. Chief of Air Force Staff, Maj Gen A Burger, retired ...
New Rank Structure
Personnel
Resulting from confusion with regard to the rank insignia and rank nomenclature of SANDF General/Flag Officers and Brigadiers/Commodores, especially when interacting with other Defence Forces, the Military Command Council recently decided on a new ra...
Net Loss of Pilots
Personnel
A total of 101 pilots quit the air force last year, most for better job opportunities or because the pay was too low. This was disclosed by Mr. Modise in the NCOP in reply to questions by James Selfe of the Democratic Party. However, 36 qua...
