Parliament's defence committee praises efforts in repatriating SANDF soldiers
The Defence Committee honors SANDF soldiers repatriated from the DRC, stressing South Africa’s role in peacekeeping, calling ...
Fort Liberty may become Fort Bragg again, but named after a different soldier
Fort Liberty may become Fort Bragg again. The idea is getting mixed reviews. The North Carolina Army installation originally ...
Calls for alternative funding models to revitalise the SANDF
Calls for alternative funding models and an adequate budget for the South African National Defence Force arise amid severe ...
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South Africa: Defence Committees Call for Repatriation of Soldiers Killed in DRC
and the Joint Standing Committee on Defence has implored the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to ensure that the remains of the SANDF members who died in the Eastern DRC will be ...
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Parliament’s defence committee wants answers on SANDF deaths in battle in the DRC
While expressing sadness at the deaths of nine South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers in a battle in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Parliament’s Joint ...
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Congo’s forces try to slow Rwanda-backed rebels in the east as protests break out in the capital
Three South African ... on the nearby South African National Defense Force, while a fourth soldier succumbed to injuries sustained in fighting days ago, the South African Department of Defense ...
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Four more South African soldiers killed in Congo, defence department says
South African troops are in Congo as part of U.N. and Southern African missions. The Department of Defence ... in three SANDF (South African National Defence Force) soldiers being killed.
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Grandfather Is Trampled to Death by Elephant While Reportedly Protecting His 2 Grandchildren
Ian Walton/Getty A tourist has been trampled to death by an elephant while visiting a national park in South Africa. The victim was “charged and trampled” by an elephant near Crocodile River ...
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South African elephant kills tourist who was trying to save children at Kruger National Park
An elephant in South Africa’s Kruger National Park trampled a tourist to death as he was trying to protect children, officials say. The incident Sunday involving 59-year-old Shaik Adam Shabir ...
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Protesters attack foreign embassies in DR Congo over M23 rebel advance
Dozens of demonstrators in Kinshasa attacked several foreign embassies — including those of France, Belgium and Rwanda — on Tuesday, demanding that they push back against the advance of M23 ...
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JUST IN: Four more SANDF casualties in DRC as death toll climbs to 13
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has confirmed the deaths ... In a statement on Tuesday by Department of Defence Head of Communication Siphiwe Dlamini, the SANDF said that ...
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Four South African soldiers killed in DR Congo, taking toll to 13
Three soldiers were killed in fighting near Goma airport on Monday and another died after being wounded in an earlier battle, the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) said in a statement.