SONA 2025: Ramaphosa fails to explain SANDF deployment in …
President Cyril Ramaphosa has faced criticism for failing to provide clarity in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on the deployment of South African troops in Goma, Democratic …
Ramaphosa declares week of mourning for fallen SANDF soldiers
1 天前 · President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a week of mourning for the 14 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). …
EFF slams draft defence budgetary review reports, calls SANDF a ...
2025年1月9日 · The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have launched a scathing attack on the on the draft Budgetary Review and Recommendation Reports (BRRRs) concerning the …
We were ambushed after DRC troops surrendered: SANDF …
2025年2月2日 · The SANDF’s ability to repel the M23 rebels despite being abandoned by their allies is a testament to their training, discipline, and courage. However, the incident also raises …
The Decline of SANDF: A National Security Crisis
2025年1月30日 · Once considered one of the most formidable militaries in Africa, the SANDF has been reduced to a shadow of its former self. Budget cuts have slashed defence spending to …
Ramaphosa fails to explain SANDF deployment in DRC
Independent political analyst and senior lecturer at the University of Limpopo, Dr Metji Makgoba, criticised Ramaphosa for not addressing national concerns a...
SANDF’s DRC deployment an unfair imposition on the military – …
2024年6月4日 · Thus, this deployment fails to meet six of the eleven guiding principles (1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 9), and probably also fails a seventh (8), at least in respect of an exit strategy. It fails …
Ramaphosa breaks silence on deaths of SANDF soldiers in the DRC
2025年1月29日 · A week after the first of 13 South African soldiers were killed by M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), President and Commander-in-Chief Cyril …
SANDF crisis report is long overdue - PressReader
2024年9月23日 · Professor Moses Khanyile confirmed that the SANDF is in a state of collapse, citing South Africa’s crumbling maritime surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities, the loss …
SANDF has over R600m in claims due to soldiers unlawfully
2024年9月24日 · The SA National Defence Force may be too broke to fulfil many of its constitutional mandates, but that is not stopping the reckless behaviour of soldiers.