{"id":1025,"date":"2026-09-02T14:12:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T14:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/pretoria\/?p=1025"},"modified":"2026-09-02T14:13:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T14:13:07","slug":"ministry-of-defence-accredits-south-africas-defence-advisor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/pretoria\/?p=1025","title":{"rendered":"MINISTRY OF DEFENCE ACCREDITS SOUTH AFRICA\u2019S DEFENCE ADVISOR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1026\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1026\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1026\" src=\"http:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Defence-Accreditation-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Defence-Accreditation-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Defence-Accreditation-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Defence-Accreditation-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Defence-Accreditation-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Defence-Accreditation.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1026\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Ministry of Defence accredits South Africa\u2019s newly appointed Defence Advisor accredited to the Republic of Zambia, Colonel Ditebogo Phyllia Nare.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Ministry of Defence has accredited South Africa\u2019s newly appointed Defence Advisor accredited to the Republic of Zambia, Colonel Ditebogo Phyllia Nare.<br \/>\nMinistry of Defence Permanent Secretary Mr. Maambo Haamaundu signed the accreditation certificate this afternoon in Lusaka.<br \/>\nAnd Mr. Haamaundu has urged Col Nare to continue working towards the enhancement of the partnership between the Zambia Defence Force and the South African Defence Force.<br \/>\nSpeaking during the Accreditation Courtesy Call, Mr. Haamaundu said the the militaries of the two countries have been collaborating well in areas such as training exchanges, staff college participation, defence diplomacy and regional security matters.<br \/>\n\u201cOur officers\u2019 attendance at South African defence institutions has contributed significantly to professionalisation, interoperability and the development of shared doctrine and perspectives on regional threats,\u201d said Mr. Haamaundu.<br \/>\nThe Permanent Secretary appreciated the collaborative efforts with South Africa in peace support operations, counter-terrorism information exchange and regional security consultations with multilateral bodies.<br \/>\n\u201cZambia proposes deepening cooperation in the following priority areas: Training and Professional Military Education, expand Officer and Non Commissioned Officer Exchange Programmes, increase training slots at South African Defence Institutions for Zambian personnel and explore short courses in logistics and peace operations,\u201d said Mr. Haamaundu.<br \/>\nAnd South Africa\u2019s Defence Advisor accredited to the Republic of Zambia, Colonel Ditebogo Phyllia Nare said she will work towards enhancing the relations between the two Defence Forces.<br \/>\nIssued by:<br \/>\nPaul Shalala (Mr.)<br \/>\nPrincipal Public Relations Officer<br \/>\nMINISTRY OF DEFENCE See less<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The Ministry of Defence has accredited South Africa\u2019s newly appointed Defence Advisor accredited to the Republic of Zambia, Colonel Ditebogo Phyllia Nare. Ministry of Defence Permanent Secretary Mr. Maambo Haamaundu signed the accreditation certificate this afternoon in Lusaka. And Mr. Haamaundu has urged Col Nare to continue working towards the enhancement of the partnership [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1025","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/pretoria\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1025"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/pretoria\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/pretoria\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/pretoria\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/pretoria\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1025"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/pretoria\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1025\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1027,"href":"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/pretoria\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1025\/revisions\/1027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/pretoria\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1025"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/pretoria\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1025"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/pretoria\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}