A South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldier has called on the government to maintain its military presence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), despite the recent loss of 14 soldiers ...

The chief of the SANDF, Gen Rudzani Maphwanya, says the force is now at a critical phase of withdrawal from the Sadc Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (SAMIDRC), where South African troops ...

Speaking during a funeral of one of the 14 soldiers killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo over a month ago, Maphaha criticised the country's porous borders and the SANDF's declining stature on ...

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 is ...

Lieutenant Colonel Lisa Sipriano from the SA army says many unanswered questions weigh upon us. But the lives lost should be celebrated and cherished. However, the lives lost should be celebrated and ...

As the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) prepares to honour its fallen peacekeepers, some of the members carry a silent burden — supporting grieving families while quietly nursing their own ...

JOHANNESBURG - Families are on Saturday bidding farewell to the brave SANDF soldiers who lost their lives during a peacekeeping mission in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Before the ...