₦airaland Forum

Mkenya2019:
Stating a fact - like kenya or south africa advanced agriculture stem from strong colonial farming - is not neocolonialism. That is why you governors run to Zimbwabwe and attempted to give white farmers free land. I am sure almost all the white farmers have seen left your dysfunctional zoo.

Fact is the Boer or Dutch people are noted farmers worldwide - you go to Brazil, Canada, US, South Africa, Australia, name it - the people from Netherland are very good farmers.

Their agriculture is real - NOT COOKED like Nigeria.

Now as for International Institute for Tropical Agriculture - I told you I worked for ILRI - so I know a lot about CGIAR.

IATA like anything with roots in West Africa is bankrupt - and cannot even light the candle of ILRI. See they are struggling with 35M dollars budget - when I was in ILRI 20yrs ago almost - ILRI had already surpassed that budget.

https://tribuneonlineng.com/how-i-used-people-strategy-to-increase-iitas-budget-from-35-million-to-120-million-dr-sanginga/

And CGIAR rarely develop anything commercial - this ACADEMIC RESEARCH.

Finally how do you know what you produce when it's all WILD GUESTIMATES - when NOBODY HAS SEEN ANY SHIP CARRYING FOOD AND A NIGERIAN FLAG?

You produce so much food but you have malnutrition, food insecurity and one world largest food importers?

You don't see the PARADOX. And question your wild agricluture figures. I mean the Nigerian Min of Agriculture when asked for figures quoted Indeximulli?

I mean if your ethnicity is literally called Boer(Farmer) then you should at least be decent at farming

Oryx door gunners making it rain in Moz

Lurker4Long:
Typical Saffa opting for mortars!
For what it's worth, I agree. 40mm grenade launcher and screw the RPG. 60mm Patmor anyday. But here's the question: a Patmor requires 2 pax; in a section, that's a rifleman less in your counter-ambush drills.

yeah we like em because they are brilliant, as in Bangui

Lurker4Long:
Everything about this foot patrol in the DRC just seems correct:
- Designated Marksman -> check;

- Grenadier -> check;

- Foot patrol TTPs -> check;

- Walk where locals walk -> check;

What I've not been able to establish is whether this foot patrol was undertaken by a section or platoon.

Kikuyu1, Odunayaw, CaptainStephen, Jl115, shadowprimezero, SuperSixSeven : would you include the 60mm patmor and RPG-7 on this patrol, and why?

Patmor 100%....brilliant ambush defence especially for smaller squads!!! Being able to reply with mortar fire(within seconds) in an ambush situation is gold!!

The SAAF announces new Gripen contract with SAAB

https://www.flightlineweekly.com/post/the-saaf-announces-new-gripen-contract-with-saab

Like I said earlier, all 26 Gripen will be flying next month

[quote author=iblawi post=108321594][/quote]Read:

"Previous low availability of South African Air Force (SAAF) Saab Gripen C/Ds has been overcome by bringing stored aircraft back into service, says Lt Col Josias Mashaba, commanding officer of the service's 2 Sqn."

https://www.flightglobal.com/paris-south-african-air-force-boosts-gripen-availability/124498.article

They were brought out of rotational storage in 2017.

Also rotational storage ain't the same thing as storage

iblawi:
I thought they were in storage not knowing they were being cannibalized for spare parts.

Sincerely, this aircraft is expensive to procure and maintain. The capabilities are also overrated.

They were not in storage, 2 if you read the article they should be flying again next month

Lurker4Long:
In the interest of intellectual honesty, here's the full defenceweb article, without the selective edits:

SAAF Gripens grounded

The South African Air Force’s (SAAF’s) Gripen fleet is temporarily grounded, with no aircraft serviceable, due to a lack of funding and maintenance and support contracts not being renewed in time, but it is likely that the Gripens will be flying again in the new year.

In a statement resulting from multiple media enquiries, the Department of Defence (DoD) said the South African National Defence Force’s (SANDF’s) Air Defence capability has been negatively impacted by protracted discussions relating to maintenance contracts.

“After a lengthy discussion between the South African Air Force (SAAF), through Armscor and Saab on the contract concerning the Gripen, proposals have been presented by both parties and are being reviewed to ensure that the matter is conclusively dealt with by the parties concerned. It is unfortunate that the discussions took longer than expected as a result, negatively impacting on the Air Defence capability,” stated Siphiwe Dlamini, DoD Head of Communication.

He added that, “the SAAF is confident that a solution will be found to resolve this matter. Due to the sensitivity around the discussion, the negotiations cannot be made public.”

Darren Olivier, Director at African Defence Review, notes that, “thanks to this delay, the SAAF’s Gripen fleet has been grounded for three months and probably won’t return to the air until late January at the earliest.”

He believes it’s a crisis caused primarily by severe budget cuts, “but seemingly compounded by a dysfunctional relationship between the SAAF and Armscor and poor contract management. This is a crisis that should never have been allowed to reach this point.”

At least as far back as August this year, negotiations regarding the placement of new support contracts for the Hawk and Gripen were still ongoing due to “high fixed costs”.

defenceWeb understands that maintenance and support contracts have not been renewed in time because of Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) requirements, Armscor implementing Preferential Procurement regulations incorrectly, and funding constraints.

It is believed that half the Gripen fleet of 26 aircraft has been cannibalised for spare parts, while air crew have lost currency due to a lack of flight hours. This is compounded by a lack of PC-7 Mk II trainers available.

The funding crisis affecting the SAAF, and the SANDF as a whole, has also seen the serviceability of other aircraft decline. For example, there are only around a dozen Oryx available out of a fleet of roughly 40. Over the last year only around a third of the Hawk fleet has been operational. Much of the eight-strong C-130BZ Hercules fleet is unserviceable, although two aircraft are airworthy and flying after a major service, and two more are undergoing scheduled maintenance.

The lack of funding also means there is little ammunition available for the SAAF’s combat aircraft.

As far back as 2016, experts were warning that budget cuts coupled with the Rand’s decreasing value could mean the Gripen or Hawk fleets would be permanently grounded (the poor Rand/dollar exchange rate has made it increasingly expensive to acquire spares from overseas). For nearly a decade, the SAAF has been unable to fund the airworthiness of the entire Hawk and Gripen fleets, and half the Gripen fleet has since been in ‘rotational storage’.

According to the 2021 DoD Annual Performance Plan, for 2021/22, a total of R5.969 billion is allocated to the Air Defence programme (essentially the SAAF in its entirety), against a requirement of R7.8 billion. “The shortfall of R1 840 622 000 will adversely impact on the preparation and provision of combat-ready air defence capabilities, maintenance backlog, maintenance of capabilities and aviation safety within the Programme.”

The SAAF’s Air Combat Capability (which includes Hawk and Gripen operations) has seen its allocation shrinking in most years. According to the Annual Performance Plan, the Air Combat Capability was allocated R783 million in 2017/18 but this dropped down to R519 million the next year, and increased to R649 million in 2019/20 and R866 million in 2020/21. However, for 2021/22 it declined to R343 million and is projected to reach just R302 million in 2022/23.

“In the light of the current DOD budget reductions, the Air Defence Programme will remain under pressure to provide the required air defence capabilities to execute its mandate. Despite the budget and capability challenges, the Air Defence Programme will continue with training to provide the required air defence capabilities to support humanitarian and disaster relief operations and secure the RSA airspace as and when required in accordance with the Joint Force Employment requirements,” the Annual Performance Plan stated.

The DoD in August told Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans (PCDMV) that constrained funding was affecting the ability of the SAAF to provide enough serviceable aircraft, which is negatively affecting flying hours.

Helicopter systems have a critical spares shortage which is because of procurement processes with long lead times and a backlog of spares. Transport and combat systems have similar issues, the PCDMV heard.

During the first quarter of the 2021/22 financial year, the SA Air Force flew 3 560.8 hours, including 2 717 Force Preparation hours; 636.7 Force Employment hours; and 207.1 VVIP flying hours. It has a target of 17 100 hours for the year but only 15 000 hours in 2022/23 and 2023/24.

covid lock downs have also had a severe impact on the availability of spares

Lurker4Long:
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The NA logs and maintenance guys must have an enduring nightmare with so many different vehicles to look after. Plus, with no economies of scale, procuring spare parts must cost a fortune.

Pro Force are producing some seriously impressive MRAPs they should really go full out for an indigenous APCs

kabe1:
9 ton Nigerian army PF Viper Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle.

I like!!!

Lurker4Long:
It's the Callsign 9.0 platoon from 15 SAI, I think.

yes

kabe1:
Professional. These are a special unit i believe?

don't think so no... 15 SA Infantry Battalion if I'm correct.

SA soldiers in the DRC

Mkenya2019:
Looks close to IMF Economic Outlook estimates for April 2021.
https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO/weo-database/2021/April/weo-report?

makes more sense now....this was before SAs rebase was released

vankelvin:
Africa's Top 10 Economies by GDP Nominal as of “December2021“ :

1-Nigeria [ $564 Billion ] ✓
2-Egypt [ $420 Billion ] ✓
3-South Africa [ $339 Billion ] ✓
4-Algeria [ $150 Billion ] ∆
5-Morocco [ $128 Billion ] ✓
6-Kenya [ $110 Billion ] ✓
7-Ethiopia [ $93 Billion ] ∆
8-Ghana [ $77 Billion ] ✓
9-Cote D'ivoire [ $75 Billion ] ✓
10-Tanzania [ $68 Billion ] ✓

✓Means Increasing
∆ Means Decreasing.

Cote D'Ivoire is giving Ghana a hot chase

What site is this from........

SUFFERInSMILIIN:
When you go into hotel after 1 month tell me what is that would tell would have changed the people are all the same as for the pictures you can see the pictures at different completely different if the bartender is that 1 month period is different. The angle of the picture is completely different and also there are a lot of details which are not included. What's hotels especially the top wonder who's are similar but there are so many differences like the clock the bartender.
Just sit down and enjoy the show

apparently the cars are also exactly the same after a month

SUFFERInSMILIIN:
Thank you very much I will surely see the picture now. The front of the hotel the bar and also my room

why the fvck you lying?..... Those are pics you got of the Internet......

Shma:
Can someone please enlighten me? How did Ghana help SA during Apartheid? I don't get it.

@AfriqueDuZuid.. I Know where you're coming from. It won't reduce SA's reputation when you accept the fact that Ghana helped you - I know SA has played a big role in fighting apartheid, but even with that small participation of ghana by allowing your people to invest In their country, is something not to be overlooked.

@Vankelvin, Ghana didn't help SA. The fact that both countries are British colonies, it's important that you take note of the co-relationship. don't use it to STRING your jealous emotional antics. The only country that I know, which truly helped SA are Zambia, Tanzania, and the Soviet Union.

Black zombies in black nations should know peace. Don't demean other African countries because of the ego inflicted by whites. SA is not superior to Ghana and vice verse.

and Cuba.... They sent 50 000 soldiers, they got fvcked up though but its the thought that counts

Kazikazi:
Only 2%?
I think a guy have failed big time! Am sure those 6 cities have a total population of above 15 millions,a quarter of SA total population. Now,if he goes to contest all over SA,at most he will get 8%. But he can't get 8% since his anti black foreigners stance can only work in cities especially those Zulu dominated cities like Durban and Johannesburg. In rural areas and small urban centers,a guy will be a big flop,while malema will get more support there for his land grabbing stance.
My verdict: mashaba can't go far

he is anti illegal immigrants and that is exactly why ActionSA is growing and eff has stagnated... If you take the metros ActionSA contested in they actually got over 10% of the vote

The EFF got less votes in 2021 than 2019 and you think its growing?

AfriqueDuZuid:
I predict they will challenge DA for 2nd spot.

If you have been watching recent events, 2024 we may have a coalition formed government.

ANC will certainly need a coalition in 2024... My biggest fear is that it will form one with the EFF just to stay in power.

Also I think it's a bit to much to expect a new party like ActionSA to challenge the DA in 2024....also if the DA runs its newly acquired metros as it should then they may very well regain lost votes to the likes of the FF and possibly ActionSA.... However funnily enough even though ActionSA and EFF are on opposite ends of the economic spectrum I do see ActionSA taking a big bunch of EFF and ANC voters especially from the poorer voters.

My predictions for 2024:
ANC: 46%
DA: 24%
EFF: 10%
ActionSA : 10% (although I hope they do better and personally I'm really considering voting for them)
IFP:3%
FF: 2%
Rest: 5%

Lurker4Long:
KPE begins production of Barys 6×6 IFVs for Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan Paramount Engineering (KPE) has started production of the Barys 6×6 Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) for the Kazakh military, which will receive its first vehicles by the end of the year.

The company, a joint venture between Paramount Group and Kazpetromash, said the Barys 6×6 (Mbombe 6) is being manufactured entirely from within Kazakhstan.

https://www.defenceweb.co.za/featured/kpe-begins-production-of-barys-6x6-ifvs-for-kazakhstan/

Nice

Kazikazi:
Son,how is mashaba doing?

he did very well.... They only contested 6 metros and still got over 2% of the nation wide vote.....I predict they might over take the EFF in 2024 to become the third biggest party

Shma:
Nairobi has been ranked the best city in Africa.

Expatriates have ranked Kenya’s capital Nairobi the best city to work in on the continent, jumping 50 places from last year, due to ease of settling and finding houses.

The Expat City Ranking 2021 shows Nairobi also ranks 12 out of 57 cities surveyed in the world , an improvement from 62 out of 66 in 2020.

Nairobi beat other African cities — Cape Town (41), Cairo (52), and Johannesburg (55).

The survey carried out by a global network of expatriates, InterNations, shows the expatriates picked the city due to ease in getting settled at fourth position globally, after Malaga, Mexico City and Kuala Lumpur based on friendliness of locals, feeling welcomed and local language.

The city was also ranked sixth globally in the finance and housing index based on overall satisfaction with their financial situation, disposable income and affordability and ease of finding houses.

“All three African cities featured rank among the bottom 10 in the quality of urban living and urban work life indices — except for Nairobi, which lands in 34th place in the latter index. Nairobi also outperforms the other cities when it comes to the ease of getting settled, as well as finances and housing,” the survey stated.

The ranking surveyed 12,420 respondents in 57 cities.

InterNations, the largest community of expatriates, has more than four million members in 420 cities.

The latest survey analysed five areas of expatriate life — quality of urban towns, getting settled, work-life balance, finance, housing and cost of living, to reveal the likely city of choice for expats to move to in 2022.

you do know there are other expat websites that rank Joburg and CT higher than Nairobi right?

kikuyu1:
A case in point is Africa's only indig built gunship, the Rooivalk.

There've been plenty of potential buyers since its development.


[url][https://www.news24.com/fin24/rooivalk-among-worlds-best-20060704url]

Even the Brits shortlisted it for their army aviation but like EVERYONE else pulled out at the last minute after the U.S. refused to share codes that would have it fire the Hellfire anti tank missile.

A terrible pity as my RESEARCH shows it's a terrific platform capable of things other gunships just CAN'T do. You'll not see a Hind upside down in a loop like this.
It has a much lower down time than other maintenance hungry turbine choppers and thus has a higher flight availability than the competition.
However, this market segment is dominated by the global heavy hitters. Competing with them is like jumping into the ring as a middle weight to face Tyson Fury- A NO WIN SITUATION.
If Waffas were wiser strategically they'd have developed a Rooivalk 2.0, less hi tech and thus cheaper. As it is here in Africa it's more like a Land Cruiser ZX in an economy of Caldinas and Proboxes.
This thing is IDEAL for Africa! Its engines can handle our typically hot and high conditions unlike Russian and Euro choppers which are known to struggle in Afghanistan. Look!


https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/27/world/asia/us-is-struggling-in-its-effort-to-build-an-afghan-air-force.html


If they'd offered local production facilities say in Naij who badly need gunship or even Kenya imo also for other African buyers they'd have sold at LEAST a 100 within a decade! They've stubbornly refused to rethink their strategy and til date have ONLY delivered the first of 12 2 decades ago to the AF which could well do with another 12 easily.
This is why Paramount Group are promising to build a factory for any srs African buyer for their Mwari COIN aircraft.
Saffas, you urgently need a RETHINK and a refocus of your energy.
I'm just saying.

Great summary

mtisQ:
have you ever felt like someone is running the show in SA... just asking...why do you think folks are pushing back..

The ANC is failing hence why people are voting for change.

mtisQ:
Do you guys know that ya a topic in states..like seriously...You basically emulating what happening in states. Even the riots an stuff

Are we now? Well I didn't see any BLM riots in SA? Just 1 riot instigated by the Pro Zuma faction....and left populist parties like the ANC and EFF are losing support to more conservative parties like ActionSA.

mtisQ:
The bolded, you should have kept your mouth shut an stop being wannabe Now they all talking as if SA is the melting pot for covid variants

yeahhh exactly the conversation me and my Dad had we fvcking do the world a favour by discovering this variant (which originated in Europe), and this is how they repay us

And Covid Deaths have plummeted thanks to vaccinations

mtisQ:
ooh, that reminds me of wokeness in States...did i not tell you your country is full of woke stuff ..ya becoming an experiment ..

The ANC has always been left(Like 99% of other African states)....but I won't go as far as saying its woke.

mtisQ:
@jl115 , why is every new Covid variant emanating from S.A..are you folks contacting advanced stuff there

omicron didn't come from South Africa.... It originated in the Netherlands..... Thanks to our fantastic scientists we were the first to discover it and now we are being punished for it as well wonderful world we live in

mtisQ:
well i dont know bro..felt like the protests were to prevent Afrikaner going extinct

it was to prevent Universities from cutting Afrikaans as a medium of instruction.

mtisQ:
Hi Boer, can i learn Afrikaner coz i feel like its a dying language. Just for the sake of adding up numbers...

and yet the number of speakers increases year by year

Mkenya2019:
You're very salty samrobo. Your WASCE graduate will fail primary exams in Kenya. That is a fact. Also Nairobi is overtaking Joburg. Another factoid.

let Kenya do that first then we will talk about Nairobi..... But seeing that the DA has regained control of Joburg and practically the entire Gauteng you can kiss that pipe dream good bye