The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is facing serious challenges in maintaining its Reserve Force, with officials warning that without immediate intervention, its ability to support the ...

The new man heading up the Reserve Force Council (RFC) in South Africa is retired Major General Gordon Yekelo, a former ...

Defence policy experts advised the SANDF and department of defence to prioritise objectives that were the core of military responsibilities.

The DA urges government to prioritise this reassessment without delay. The SANDF is at a crossroads, and without a clear ...

South Africa's skills transfer project known as Project Thusano will now go by the name Project Kgala despite the ...

Training exercises have been scaled back due to budget constraints, leaving troops underprepared for the demands of modern warfare. Despite its current challenges, the SANDF has a proud history of ...

In late January, in fighting in the city of Goma and surrounding districts, in North Kivu province, in the east of the ...

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 ...

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) Lieutenant-General Ntshavheni Maphaha has accused government of running a Mickey Mouse defence force. This comes after 14 SANDF soldiers were ...

The SANDF has been subjected to severe budget cuts ... The budget cuts resulted in cutbacks in training, failure to modernise equipment, reduced permeability of equipment, including man-portable ...