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 ...

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 ...

THE SA National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers deployed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will not be recalled despite growing calls for the peacekeeping mission to be abandoned.

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 ...

South African troops in the DRC, SANDF. Facebook/SA National Defence Force JOHANNESBURG - President Cyril Ramaphosa has dismissed calls to withdraw the South African troops deployed in the ongoing ...

The remains of 14 SANDF soldiers who died in the DRC have returned to South Africa, honoured in a moving memorial service. Handover of the remains of fallen heroes of SANDF by the President ...

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 ...

Most soldiers belonged to infantry battalions – six – with two parabats from ... four dead soldiers have not been made public by the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) Directorate Corporate ...

one moment will forever remain in the memory of this year’s ceremony – the harmonious performance by the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) band. A video recently circulated on ...

The Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, must not be allowed to cover up the cost of the 238 "Badger" infantry combat vehicles, being acquired for the South African ...