Defence Minister Angie Motshekga says plans are in motion to safely repatriate South African National Defence Force (SANDF) troops currently deployed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Defence Minister Angie Motshekga confirmed that plans were underway to bring back SANDF troops stationed in the DRC, but ...

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.

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

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 ...

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

South African National Defence Force (SANDF) troops stationed in Goma may soon be forced to evacuate the Democratic Republic ...

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

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

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

Meanwhile, the SANDF is set to retain the R5 billion allocated by the National Treasury in the 2025/26 Budget for its peacekeeping mission in the DRC. President Cyril Ramaphosa extended the ...

With the fiscal framework for South Africa’s 2025/26 national budget approved – by a small majority in Parliament this week – the military component of government in the form of the SA National ...