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

Army Chief Jannie Geldenhuys whose father had served in the Union Defence Force (UDF), the SANDF's distant predecessor during World War Two; and, SA Air Force Chief Bob Rogers with a magnificent World ...

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 ...

The Corps of Cadets had 27 cadets graduate from the Army's Air Assault School at the Warrior Training Center at Fort Moore, Georgia, in December. Article By: Clark Leonard The University of North ...

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 ...

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 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) Chief General Rudzani Maphwanya ... service for the fallen troops on Thursday night at Air Force Base Swartkop in Centurion. The soldiers were ...

Picture: Eyewitness News JOHANNESBURG - The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) said that the families of the 14 South African peacekeepers who died in the eastern Democratic Republic of ...

THE SA National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers deployed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will not be recalled despite growing calls for the peacekeeping mission to be abandoned.

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 ...