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 ...

Defence Minister Angie Motshekga confirmed that plans were underway to bring back SANDF troops stationed in the DRC, but ...

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 comes ...

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

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 ...

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) refutes allegations its now terminated mission in the eastern Democratic ...

Dakota Legoete, Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans, has faced further backlash for suggesting the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) be used to fight ...

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 ...