SANDF unlikely to withdraw from DRC after another R3.2bn deployment extension
Senior government figures back move for soldiers not to return home despite 14 being killed in combat late last month.
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Ramaphosa officiates hand over of remains of 14 SANDF soldiers killed in DRC: "You've come to rest"
President Cyril Ramaphosa handed over the remains of 14 SANDF soldiers after their repatriation to SA. The troops died in ...
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SANDF promises that the families of 14 fallen soldiers will be taken care of
JOHANNESBURG - The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) said that the families of the 14 South African peacekeepers ...
SANDF chief slams ‘overnight defence specialists’, calls for sympathy for families of 14 slain troops
In a heartfelt tribute, SANDF Chief Rudzani Maphwanya called for a focus on mourning, rather than a political blame game ...
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Ramaphosa dismisses calls to withdraw SANDF troops from DRC, says they're on a 'noble mission'
President Ramaphosa said that the multinational mission was part of a bigger plan for peace and stability in Africa.
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‘We will remember them’: Fallen SANDF soldiers return home for a final farewell
The remains of 14 SANDF soldiers who died in the DRC have returned to South Africa, honoured in a moving memorial service.
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Remains of 14 SANDF soldiers arrive home after long journey from DRC
The remains of the 14 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers who were killed in fighting in the eastern ...
Parliament's defence committee praises efforts in repatriating SANDF soldiers
The Defence Committee honors SANDF soldiers repatriated from the DRC, stressing South Africa’s role in peacekeeping, calling ...
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SANDF's troop-to-general ratio and personnel spending not totally out of whack – even by world norms
There's room for improvement, but the social media claims around South African National Defence Force personnel numbers are ...
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Government Reveals That SANDF Forces in Goma Under Severe Attack, Retreat Is Tactically Unsound
The Minister of Defence Angie Motshekga said the South African National Defence Force was facing intense fire from the M23 ...
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Families of the SANDF’s fallen heroes to receive their bodies tonight
The bodies of the 14 soldiers who were killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo arrived back in South Africa last night ...
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“Good Luck to the New Team”: SANDF Recruits Get Tough Lecture on Important Rules, SA Astonished
A TikTok account shared a video of a lecture given to new SANDF recruits who had just joined the military and were ready to get to their designated bungalows.