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Youth skills training coming to North West infantry base
One unit in General Rudzani Maphwanya’s SA National Defence Force (SANDF) is preparing for an intake of a different kind – ...
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SANDF soldier warns against withdrawal of troops from DRC at funeral
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 ...
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SANDF chief slams ‘overnight defence specialists’, calls for sympathy for families of 14 slain troops
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) Chief General Rudzani Maphwanya has strongly criticised what he termed “overnight defence specialists” for playing the blame game over the ...
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General Maphwanya says SANDF budget set to be increased
Promises of a bigger budget allocation for the army comes amid criticism that the SANDF has been hollowed out, leaving it without a proper line of defence. Fourteen South African soldiers were ...
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The final salute: How our fallen SANDF heroes are honoured
JOHANNESBURG - The 14 SANDF members who died in Goma, Eastern DRC, will be laid to rest with full military honours. The ceremony -- steeped in tradition — adheres to strict military protocol and ...
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SANDF promises that the families of 14 fallen soldiers will be taken care of
Picture: Eyewitness News JOHANNESBURG - The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) said that the families of the 14 South African peacekeepers who died in the eastern Democratic Republic of ...
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Bodies of SANDF soldiers are home, but wait for families continues
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 ...