Dr Moses Khanyile, Director of the Centre for Military Studies (CEMIS) at Stellenbosch University, has called for a comprehensive overhaul of South Africa’s defence policies, arguing that the current ...

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) initially said the slain soldiers’ bodies would be repatriated earlier this week and would be arriving back as soon as Wednesday. ALSO READ ...

The remains of falled SANDF soldiers handed over at the Swartkop Air Force Base in Centurion on 13 February 2025. Picture: Nigel Sibanda The Citizen A South African National Defence Force (SANDF ...

JOHANNESBURG - The South African Defence Force (SANDF) has successfully repatriated the remaining wounded soldiers from the Democratic Republic of Congo, who are now on their way to receive ...

South African troops in the DRC, SANDF. Facebook/SA National Defence Force JOHANNESBURG - President Cyril Ramaphosa has dismissed calls to withdraw the South African troops deployed in the ongoing ...

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 ...

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 ...

SA National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers have returned to SA from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Some of the members were critically injured and had to be admitted to hospital for critical care.

This was between 2016 and 2019. In turn, Umkhombe Marine was awarded tenders worth over R200 million for freight and logistics to the SANDF. As previously reported by The South African ...