Ten of the 14 South African soldiers who died when they came under attack by M23 (Mouvement du 23 Mars) rebels in and around Goma late last month belonged to the SA National Defence Union (Sandu), ...

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 ...

One of the 13 SANDF soldiers who were killed in the DRC hails from Tubatse. Moffat Molapo (53) died sometime during a two-day battle against M23 rebels near the city of Goma. Molapo was from ...

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

SANDF chief General Rudzwani Maphwanya addressed Parliament on Tuesday, providing limited details about the repatriation of the fallen soldiers. He dismissed claims that the troops were inadequately ...

Former SANDF general, Maomela Motau says they are running out of food and water. And M23 rebels are said to have surrounded their camp in Goma. Fourteen members of the SANDF were killed and their ...

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) published the names of 14 soldiers who died in the Democratic Republic of Congo A 14th member died from his wounds in hospital after M23 rebels ...

This is according to South African National Defence Force (SANDF) Major-General Rudzani Maphwanya. Maphwanya and Defence Minister, Angie Motshekga appeared before the Portfolio Committee on ...

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 ...

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.