The families of 14 SANDF soldiers who died in the DRC are still awaiting the return of their loved ones’ remains amid costly deployment challenges.

They stuck to their guns that SANDF is one of 16 forces involved in the mission while justifying the resources utilised. Questions about the soldiers' capabilities were also a common thread.

Earlier this week, General Rudzani Maphwanya confirmed to Parliament that the bodies of the soldiers would arrive in Pretoria on Wednesday. Armored vehicles belonging to the South Africa National ...

A week after the first of 13 South African soldiers were killed by M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), ...

This comes as tensions between Rwanda and the DRC have escalated in the past three years, resulting in countless casualties and displacing tens of thousands.

Parliament is demanding an investigation into the apparent under-equipment of South Africa’s troops in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has dismissed claims circulating on social media that its forces surrendered to M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The SANDF ...

Sergeant William Eddy Cola, who was a National Defence Force soldier for more than 20 years, was one of 13 soldiers killed in ...

The Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Ms Angie Motshekga and the Chief of the SANDF, Gen Rudzani Maphwanya and ...