What you need to know about the DRC conflict Ramaphosa deployed 2900 soldiers to support the DRC as part of a SADC peace-keeping mission in February 2024 In June, months later, two SANDF soldiers ...

It is understood the SANDF soldier died from his wounds in hospital on Saturday. This brings to 14 the number of SANDF soldiers that have been killed in the DRC in the battle with M23 rebels.

SANDF soldiers want to return from DRC Speaking at Maluleke’s funeral, his childhood friend and fellow soldier, Private Vutivi Baloyi, shared his last moments with him before his passing.

During an address to the nation on Thursday morning, SANDF General Rudzani Maphwanya once again labelled South Africa’s involvement in the DRC-Rwandan conflict as being part of peacekeeping efforts.

Three members of the SANDF have been killed in the DRC, raising serious concerns about the lack of communication and support for South African soldiers deployed in the region.

South Africa’s security and influence hinge on a capable National Defence Force, yet the SANDF’s collapse, as detailed in Part 1, leaves the nation vulnerable. A robust defence force is essential to ...

Mayibongwe Maqhina DEFENCE Deputy Minister Bantu Holomisa said the military board of inquiry into casualties sustained by SANDF in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will be undertaken once ...

A group of injured South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers have been repatriated from Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and have been admitted into 1 Military Hospital in ...

The SANDF announced on Saturday that nine soldiers had died and an unnamed number were wounded in successfully repelling a full-scale attack on them by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who have laid ...

GOMA - 13 South African soldiers have now been confirmed killed in the DRC. Three soldiers were killed in a mortar attack by M23 rebels on Monday. The attack happened near the airport in Goma in ...

SANDF spokesperson, Siphiwe Dlamini said, “The mortal remains of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) Soldiers arrived in Entebbe, Uganda. The standard pathology procedure will proceed.

The SANDF is set to retain the R5 billion allocated by the National Treasury in the 2025/26 Budget for its peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).