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Other military sources told Daily Maverick that the SANDF was preparing to urgently send another infantry battalion and a paratroop quick response force from SA to the eastern DRC to reinforce its ...
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SANDF confirms return of soldiers wounded in DRC conflictThe soldiers were part of peace keeping missions in the DRC’s Goma region. Fourteen SANDF soldiers died in battle. Staff Sergeant Shwahlane Theophilus Seepe, Corporal Rinae Nemavhulani, Rifleman ...
SANDF says troops returning from DRC to undergo demobilisation process The first group of 249 personnel landed at Waterkloof Air Force Base outside Pretoria on Friday, following a six-hour delay.
South Africa’s largest military trade union is – to use a hackneyed saying – “cautiously optimistic” in the wake of two ...
The SANDF says its mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is about peace and sustainability, and not commercially motivated. Earlier this month, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced ...
SANDF troops involved in MONUSCO and SADC missions in the DRC will remain in the region until December 2024 and March 2025, respectively. Sara-Jayne Makwala King 23 April 2024 | 8:07 ...
Finance Minister Godongwana confirms the SANDF will retain its R5 billion peacekeeping budget despite SADC's planned withdrawal from the DRC, citing years of defence force underfunding that needs ...
The withdrawal of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) from the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) marks a new chapter in regional peacekeeping efforts, said Defence and ...
SAMIDRC, which includes Tanzanian and Malawian armed forces, arrived in North Kivu in December last year, ahead of general elections in the DRC that handed President Felix Tshisekedi a second term.
DRC tensions rise, as a drone attack exposes SANDF's capability gaps. Analysts urge for a debate on the mission and urgent support. A Congolese soldier is tossed in the air by demonstrators ...
South Africa’s security and influence hinge on a capable National Defence Force, yet the SANDF’s collapse, as detailed in ...
For decades, the resource-rich DRC has been mired in conflict. The SANDF as part of the South African Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (SAMIDRC), were deployed in 2023. However, it has come ...
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