South Africa’s defence budget has increased by just R400 million from 2024/25 to R55.94 billion for the 2025/26 financial ...

The National Treasury included the items in its latest budget review released on Wednesday, along with the 2025 budget.

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has tabled the 2025 Budget Speech with R5 billion going to the SANDF and it's work in the ...

SANDF spokesperson Siphiwe Dlamini said the ... He said this arose from the decision of SADC to deploy a peacekeeping force to the Eastern DRC comprising troops from Malawi, Tanzania, and South ...

The SANDF is struggling with budget cuts, poor leadership, and outdated equipment, leaving South Africa vulnerable to security threats, experts warn.

This comes after Western Cape Police Commissioner Thembisile Patekile stated that there was no need to deploy the military ...

THE SA National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers deployed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will not be recalled despite growing calls for the peacekeeping mission to be abandoned.

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

While details surrounding their deaths have not been revealed, SANDF Rear Admiral Prince Tshabalala said the soldiers still in the DRC are safe and are well armed. "The soldiers can defend ...

THE Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Angie Motshekga, has revealed that the defence force has enlisted the help of Chinese companies to assist in fixing some of its ageing maritime fleet ...