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

In a tragic escalation of violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), nine members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) were killed and several other soldiers injured while ...

The SANDF troops, deployed as part of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Mission in the DRC (SAMIDRC), were engaged in a two-day battle to prevent the rebel group from advancing ...

The SANDF is set to retain the R5 billion allocated by the National Treasury in the 2025/26 Budget for its peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This happens as the SADC ...

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 ...

But he says they will only return home once there’s lasting peace in the eastern DRC. Sixteen South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members died in the cross-fire in January – the ...

Even after the deaths of 14 South African soldiers in the DRC, President Cyril Ramaphosa insists the SANDF troops are fully capable of defending the nation and intervening for peace and security ...

South Africa is believed to have some 3 000 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) personnel deployed in the DRC, split between the UN’s MONUSCO peacekeeping force, and the Southern ...

Currently, a temporary ceasefire in the eastern DRC has reduced immediate danger for SANDF personnel based at Goma airport. “They are in quite a precarious situation right now,” Ramaphosa ...

who died while serving in the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) during a recent battle with M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo DRC. Malesa, who is described as the ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) peace mission has been aborted, but it is not clear when the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members will return home. The decision to abort the ...