According to Defence and Military Veterans Minister, Angie Motshekga, Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) is “a proudly South ...

Helmsen went on to highlight the crucial role played by RDM, which provides about 1 100 job opportunities at the Somerset West depot and employs more than 2 500 people nationally.

Cape Town - An explosion at Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) factory in Somerset West has left eight people dead. City Fire and Rescue spokesperson Theo Layne said: “On arrival it was ...

Cape Town - The identities of eight people who were killed in an explosion at Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) Somerset West site on September 3, were released on Thursday.

An electrical fault in a light fixture was probably the cause of a fire at the Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) Somerset West depot near Macassar in the Western Cape on 31 October last year.

Somerset West-based Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) depot, a joint venture between Germany’s Rheinmetall Defence and South Africa ‘s state-owned arms maker Denel.

At least eight people were killed in an explosion at a South African munitions depot in Somerset West, near Cape Town, but the cause was still unknown, a fire and rescue official said on Monday.

An explosion at Denel's Somchem depot near Somerset West occurred on Monday afternoon, the City of Cape Town's fire and emergency services spokesperson said. "There was an explosion at Somchem ...