The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is facing serious challenges in maintaining its Reserve Force, with ...

Defence policy experts advised the SANDF and department of defence to prioritise objectives that were the core of military responsibilities.

The DA urges government to prioritise this reassessment without delay. The SANDF is at a crossroads, and without a clear ...

The world is becoming less stable, less orderly, and far more dangerous, putting South Africa at risk of being pushed around ...

Members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) Reserve Force are getting older as no recruitment has been done ...

In late January, in fighting in the city of Goma and surrounding districts, in North Kivu province, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), 14 South African soldiers were killed. The ...

Training exercises have been scaled back due to budget constraints, leaving troops underprepared for the demands of modern warfare. Despite its current challenges, the SANDF has a proud history of ...

Police spokesperson Lt-Col Sergio Kock said 19 SANDF members were travelling from Lohatla Army base, the home of the Combat Training Centre — part of the South African Army Training Formation ...

JOHANNESBURG - The South African Defence Force (SANDF) has successfully repatriated the remaining wounded soldiers from the Democratic Republic of Congo, who are now on their way to receive ...

South African troops in the DRC, SANDF. Facebook/SA National Defence Force JOHANNESBURG - Despite being trained for combat, the conditions in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC ...