Our soldiers are not trapped. That's the assertion from the chief of the defence force. General Rudzani Maphwanya says the ...

It’s been over a month since SADC leaders convened an extraordinary summit in Harare. They decided to terminate the ...

South African National Defence Force troops stationed in Goma may soon face a land evacuation due to the closure of Goma ...

Defence Minister Angie Motshekga on Saturday gave an update on when South Africa’s soldiers will return home from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Motshekga was speaking at the South African ...

Deputy President Paul Mashatile has said the Southern African Development Community’s (SADC’s) decision to withdraw the SADC Mission in the DRC (SAMIDRC) should not be interpreted as a sign of defeat ...

South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers scheduled to come home are trapped in the DRC. The Goma airport was shut down after a violent confrontation between M23 forces and SANDF ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa deployed at least 2 900 soldiers in February last year to support combating illicit armed factions in eastern DRC.

The remains of the 14 SANDF soldiers who were killed in the DRC arrived at the Swartkop Air Force Base in Pretoria where they were handed over to their families during a military ceremony on 13 ...

A former colonel is calling for the prosecution of the military's top generals, arguing they have violated several ...

It’s been over a month since SADC leaders decided at an extraordinary summit in Harare, to terminate the peacekeeping mission in the eastern DRC.

Despite increasing demands on the country's defence force, funding for the military has been steadily declining ...

South African National Defence Force (SANDF) troops stationed in Goma may soon be forced to evacuate the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by land, leaving all military assets behind. This ...