The troops, deployed as part of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo ...

to the families as Commander in Chief of SANDF at Swartkop Air Force Base in Centurion. Picture: Nigel Sibanda/The Citizen. The remains of the 14 South African National Defence Force (SANDF ...

A memorial service is set to be held at the Swartkop Air Force Base in Johannesburg later on Thursday. The 14 SANDF soldiers killed in the DRC. Picture: EWN The SANDF's rear admiral, Prince ...

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 ...

reduced serviceability of equipment - including main battle equipment - and the withdrawal of air support. It called for the withdrawal of SANDF from North Kivu. During the current clashes, 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 ...

“We do not have an air force to speak of ... Over the weekend, the SANDF had said the M23 rebels launched a full-scale assault with the objective of seizing Goma, but South African forces ...

Over the weekend, the SANDF had said the M23 rebels launched a full-scale assault with the objective of seizing Goma, but South African forces, alongside their regional counterparts, had mounted a ...

Nine South African soldiers were killed during an assault by M23 rebels in eastern DRC between Friday and Saturday. SANDF troops are part of UN's peacekeeping mission MONUSCO. Minister of Defence ...

Military analysts and SANDF insiders, speaking on condition of anonymity, have highlighted chronic shortages of ammunition, air support and ... in a full-scale rebel assault on Friday, 24 January.