It’s been over a month since SADC leaders convened an extraordinary summit in Harare. They decided to terminate the ...

South African National Defence Force troops stationed in Goma may soon face a land evacuation due to the closure of Goma ...

South African National Defence Force troops are stranded in the Democratic Republic of Congo due to the closure of Goma ...

The tragedy in the DRC demonstrates that the nation cannot rely on the current crop of defence officials and generals. They ...

Speaking during a funeral of one of the 14 soldiers killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo over a month ago, Maphaha ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa deployed at least 2 900 soldiers in February last year to support combating illicit armed factions ...

Chairperson of the Joint Standing Committee on Defence, Malusi Gigaba, has delivered a candid assessment of the state of ...

DRC foreign minister says M23 rebels and Rwandan ... On Friday, 28 March 2025, officers and officials of SADC – including SANDF chief General Rudzani Maphwanya and Kula Theletsane, director ...

Meanwhile, the SANDF is set to retain the R5 billion allocated by the National Treasury in the 2025/26 Budget for its peacekeeping mission in the DRC. President Cyril Ramaphosa extended the deployment ...

In the latest Sunday Show with Neil de Beer, the President of the United Independent Movement (UIM), speaks about Budget ...

who tarnished the good name of SANDF peacekeepers in the DRC. He reiterated that the SANDF would never tolerate crime or criminals in its ranks and would at all times "act against those who display ...

Around 3,000 SANDF troops have been stationed in Goma in eastern DRC since December 2023 at a cost of more than R2 billion to the taxpayer. READ: Defence analyst Marais says it's concerning ...