Ricardo Teixeira
Ricardo Teixeira, who has joined the Daily Friend as Associate Editor, is a journalist, defence analyst, and national security advocate. He champions integrity, competence, and long-term reform in South Africa’s security and defence architecture. With a multidisciplinary background, he combines rigorous research with clear communication to deliver practical, insightful analysis.
Articles By This Author
How SA risks failing those in peril on the sea
The hijacking of a fishing trawler in the Mozambique Channel in 2011 forced Southern African states to act. The result was Operation Copper, a joint
A troubling pattern emerges
Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Angie Motshekga’s responses to recent parliamentary questions on the South African National Defence Force’s (SANDF) deployment in the Democratic
Lessons for SA in China’s choreography of power
China’s commemoration this week of the 80th anniversary of its victory over Imperial Japan culminated in a vast military parade through Tiananmen Square, overseen by