Defence Web5h
Ramaphosa receives remains of fallen soldiers
President and Commander-in-Chief Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday evening attended the repatriation ceremony of the 14 South ...
The Citizen6h
Sad tale of repatriation of 14 SA soldiers, with claims that bodies were not correctly preserved
The South African government received help from the UN and other African countries to retrieve the bodies of the 14 soldiers ...
sanews7h
Fallen soldiers paid the ultimate price
President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the 14 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) fallen soldiers as gallant heroes who “made the ultimate sacrifice so others may live in peace.” ...
briefly7h
Greytown Man Found in Possession of SANDF Uniform, Weapons Collection
After receiving reports about unlicensed firearms in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands area of Engome, police conducted an informer ...
sundayworld8h
Gigaba calls for thorough probe into deaths of SANDF soldiers
The co-chairperson of the joint standing committee on defence, Malusi Gigaba, has called for a comprehensive probe into the ...
EWN Sport9h
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 ...
EWN Sport9h
General Maphwanya says SANDF budget set to be increased
South African National Defence Force chief, Rudzani Maphwanya, said that he’s been promised an increase on the army’s budget ...
Jacaranda FM12h
SANDF chief denies slain soldiers were ill-equipped
General Rudzani Maphwanya, the chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), has slammed critics who claim the ...
News2414h
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 ...
Bodies of slain soldiers handed over to their families
At a memorial service for 14 fallen SANDF soldiers, Chief Rudzani Maphwanya calls for increased defence funding and unity ...
gov.za21h
President Cyril Ramaphosa: Transfer ceremony and memorial service for SANDF troops killed in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
As a troop contributing country to the SADC Mission in the DRC and the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa remains firmly committed to ...