This comes after Western Cape Police Commissioner Thembisile Patekile stated that there was no need to deploy the military ...

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) will take part in the traditional 21-gun salute and military fly-over during Thursday's State of the Nation Address (SONA) despite the Democratic ...

Sixteen South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members died in the cross-fire in January – the biggest contingent since the battle of Bangui in 2013.

Another 1 178 SANDF personnel have been deployed to the ... which aims to silence the guns and provide a framework of diplomacy, conflict resolution, and sustainable development to ensure peace.

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) should withdraw from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) because it can no longer influence the military situation, but this is not a desirable or ...

Fourteen SANDF troops were killed last month in Goma ... Failure to perform this ritual, Mkhulu Mathebula warned, could lead to gun-related deaths among the affected family members.

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 ...

JOHANNESBURG - The 14 SANDF members who died in Goma ... by ceremonial music by a military band," he said. "A 21-gun salute is fired at the gravesite and the folded flag presented to the family ...

Despite the financial woes, the minister assured parliament that the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) had the capability to defend the country. “I have no doubt that, while we may not have ...

Gigaba emphasised that the SANDF operated as a neutral institution ... The uMlkhonto weSizwe party echoed the call to silence the guns and called for more support while trumpeting former president ...