The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has confirmed that a soldier who was on patrol in Limpopo near the Zimbabwe ...

But a month later, the nearly 2,000 SANDF soldiers scheduled to come home are still trapped there. eNCA senior reporter Aviwe Mtila finds out what's causing the delay.

SANDF says withdrawal from DRC has started, but it’s ‘not a sign of weakness’ By Gareth Cotterell Digital Editor 3 minute read 4 May 2025 ...

Lieutenant General Rudzani Maphwanya provides insights into the SANDF's strategic withdrawal from the DRC as part of the SADC peacekeeping mission, honouring fallen soldiers and ensuring ...

SANDF says troops returning from DRC to undergo demobilisation process The first group of 249 personnel landed at Waterkloof Air Force Base outside Pretoria on Friday, following a six-hour delay.

SANDF chief General Rudzani Maphwanya (right) greets soldiers who returned from the DRC at the Waterkloof air base on 15 June 2025. Picture: Jabulile Mbatha/EWN ...

The SANDF has begun a phased withdrawal of troops from the DRC following an SADC directive. Efforts will focus on safely returning personnel and assets after months of conflict and setbacks.

The Chief of the SANDF, General Rudzani Maphwanya, honoured the lives of the 14 soldiers lost recently on UN International Peacekeepers Day. South Africa first provided peacekeepers to the DRC in ...

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).

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.

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 ...

The ceremony will take place at Air Force Base Swartkop, in Pretoria. The soldiers were killed in a mortar attack in Goma, eastern DRC, two weeks ago. Defence analyst, Ricardo Teixeira spoke to eNCA.