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The tragedy in the DRC demonstrates that the nation cannot rely on the current crop of defence officials and generals. They ...
The Department of Defence has expressed 'sincere regret' after SANDF soldiers were seen at the #JusticeForCwecwe march in ...
South Africa’s parliamentary defence committees are sounding the alarm on budgetary inadequacies, demanding urgent financial ...
President Cyril Ramaphosa deployed at least 2 900 soldiers in February last year to support combating illicit armed factions ...
Washington has announced the suspension of military assistance and cooperation with the South African National Defence Force.
The joint committee on defence spokesperson, Malusi Gigaba, says the SANDF won’t be able to defend the country’s sovereignty ...
Locally, 14 members of the South African Defence Force (SANDF) lost their lives, and several others sustained injuries as fighting in the Goma region intensified between 23 and 27 January. These ...
The cost of using Cuban labor was up to 3.8 times higher than if South African technicians had been employed,” reports the ...
Despite a defence budget of over R55 billion, South African troops in the DRC are reportedly running out of ammunition and food.
Speaking during a funeral of one of the 14 soldiers killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo over a month ago, Maphaha ...
The talks between Congolese Defence Minister Guy Kabombo ... separate United Nations peacekeeping force. Following the deaths, a row erupted between South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and ...