One of the affected families expressed frustration at the lack of information and lies that were told in parliament.

Members of the SANDF during an exercise demonstration at the SA Army Combat Training Centre in the Northern Cape. Picture: Jacques Nelles / The Citizen Amid the repatriation of the bodies of South ...

The SANDF said on Thursday via X that it will be participating in SONA 2025 with a ceremonial guard, fly-past, 21-gun salute, street lining, presidential motorcade escorts, and an entertainment band.

Chief, Lieutenant General Wiseman Mbambo, in the wake of the renamed CAF (Chief Air Force) golf day soon after South African soldiers came under fire, with 14 killed 3 800 km from home, came from the ...

Reply to the debate on the State of The Nation Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa, 13 February 2025, Cape Town City Hall . Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Thoko Didiza, Cha ...

One can also refer to technical and professional functions: yes, we do have individuals with an anti-apartheid background as generals and in other ranks in the SANDF and Commissioners ... accompanies ...

The soldiers' deaths on Thursday and Friday came amid a week-long visit this week by Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Angie Motshekga to the DRC to, among other things, "assess the ...

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 ...

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 ...