Our soldiers are not trapped. That's the assertion from the chief of the defence force. General Rudzani Maphwanya says the ...

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

Despite increasing demands on the country's defence force, funding for the military has been steadily declining ...

South African National Defence Force (SANDF) troops stationed in Goma may soon be forced to evacuate the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by land, leaving all military assets behind. This ...

Deputy President Paul Mashatile has said the Southern African Development Community’s (SADC’s) decision to withdraw the SADC Mission in the DRC (SAMIDRC) should not be interpreted as a sign of defeat ...

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

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

Despite a defence budget of over R55 billion, South African troops in the DRC are reportedly running out of ammunition and food.

The remains of the 14 SANDF soldiers who were killed in the DRC arrived at the Swartkop Air Force Base in Pretoria where they were handed over to their families during a military ceremony on 13 ...

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

With the fiscal framework for South Africa’s 2025/26 national budget approved – by a small majority in Parliament this week – the military component of government in the form of the SA National ...

However, he acknowledged that the recent death of 14 "brave" SANDF soldiers in the DRC is a clear indication of these challenges. Deputy President Mashatile sent his deepest condolences to the ...