SANDF State of Readiness: what's the secret? The Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Lindiwe Sisulu, appears to be doing her level best to keep the state of combat readiness of the South ...

CAPE TOWN - The South African Parliament is divided over the deployment of the South African National Defence Force members in the DRC.

The National Assembly will convene today, Monday, 10 February 2025, to debate the South African National Defence Force's (SANDF's) presence in the eastern Democratic ...

CAPE TOWN - Grieving families of the 14 fallen South African National Defence Force soldiers continue to endure a long wait for the repatriation of their loved one's bodies. During a heated debate ...

MICHAEL LUNANGA / AFP / AFP / AFP The SANDF soldiers were killed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in January amid the conflict with Rwandan-backed M23 rebels. The Defence Ministry announced ...

The government of national unity (GNU) is divided over how to deal to the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The National Assembly held an urgent debate on Monday to voice their ...

Members of the SANDF were part of a multinational Southern African Development Community (SADC) force deployed to stabilise the region amid ongoing clashes between the DRC military and M23 rebels.

YouTube: SABC screenshot The remains were expected to arrive in Pretoria on Wednesday. On Tuesday, SANDF General Rudzani Maphwanya confirmed to the Portfolio on Defence and Joint Standing ...

The families of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers deployed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are enduring sleepless nights, haunted by the sounds of machine gun fire in the ...

The repatriation of 14 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members from the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has faced delays, despite administrative processes being completed and ...