Our soldiers are not trapped. That's the assertion from the chief of the defence force. General Rudzani Maphwanya says the ...

South African National Defence Force (SANDF) troops that are scheduled to return home are reportedly stranded in the ...

A new voice – this one belonging to economic historian and policy analyst Nicholas Woode-Smith – has joined the growing ...

Defence Minister Angie Motshekga on Saturday gave an update on when South Africa’s soldiers will return home from the ...

Deputy President Paul Mashatile has said the Southern African Development Community’s (SADC’s) decision to withdraw the SADC ...

Don't expect much from the first episode of the SANDF podcast. It runs for little over four minutes, detailing each branch of ...

The tragedy in the DRC demonstrates that the nation cannot rely on the current crop of defence officials and generals. They ...

A former colonel is calling for the prosecution of the military's top generals, arguing they have violated several ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa deployed at least 2 900 soldiers in February last year to support combating illicit armed factions in eastern DRC.

The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have agreed to pause fighting as they work towards a broader peace deal, according to their joint statement.

South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers scheduled to come home are trapped in the DRC. The Goma airport was shut down after a violent confrontation between M23 forces and SANDF ...

It’s been over a month since SADC leaders decided at an extraordinary summit in Harare, to terminate the peacekeeping mission in the eastern DRC.