“The South African government has blood on their hands because 14 soldiers were killed.” At her nephew’s home in Upington, his wife has hung a fresh SANDF uniform on the cupboard door, a poignant ...

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 ...

South Africa has sent additional troops and military equipment to Democratic Republic of Congo in recent days, political and ...

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.

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 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 ...

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 ...

JOHANNESBURG - The mortal remains of the 14 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members have arrived in Entebbe, Uganda, following delays in the repatriation process. Members of the ...