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Parliament's defence committee praises efforts in repatriating SANDF soldiers
The committee participated in the repatriation of the bodies of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers who lost their lives in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Independent Online5d
SANDF chief slams ‘overnight defence specialists’, calls for sympathy for families of 14 slain troops
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) Chief General Rudzani Maphwanya has strongly criticised what he termed “overnight defence specialists” for playing the blame game over the ...
EWN Sport5d
General Maphwanya says SANDF budget set to be increased
JOHANNESBURG - South African National Defence Force chief, Rudzani Maphwanya, said that he’s been promised an increase in the army’s budget as the country looks for answers on how to turn the ...
EWN Sport5d
Ramaphosa dismisses calls to withdraw SANDF troops from DRC, says they're on a 'noble mission'
South African troops in the DRC, SANDF. Facebook/SA National Defence Force JOHANNESBURG - President Cyril Ramaphosa has dismissed calls to withdraw the South African troops deployed in the ongoing ...
The Citizen5d
‘We will remember them’: Fallen SANDF soldiers return home for a final farewell
Picture: Nigel Sibanda/The Citizen. The remains of the 14 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers who perished in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have returned home and been ...
ITWeb6d
Being proudly South African is powerful unifying force
The research shows national identification remains as the strongest dimension in the study, scoring 72.2 points, which indicates pride in being South African remains a powerful unifying force ...
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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 ...
eNCA6d
Bodies of SANDF soldiers are home, but wait for families continues
We are there with a clear mandate from SADC". Along with the 14 South Africans soldiers who died in the DRC, three from Malawi, and one from Tanzania also died. SANDF General Mojo Motau told eNCA ...
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 ...
The Citizen5d
Sad tale of repatriation of 14 SA soldiers, with claims that bodies were not correctly preserved
The bodies of the fallen SANDF soldiers are returned to their families at Swartkop Air Force Base in Centurion ... had reached out to the South African National Defence (SANDF) on the state ...
eNCA6d
DRC Conflict | 'Families will be able to view the bodies'
JOHANNESBURG - Families of the South African National Defence Force members who died during the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will be able to view their bodies.
Vox4d
The roots of Donald Trump’s fixation with South Africa
Last week, President Donald Trump signed an executive order stopping all aid to South Africa and offering refugee status to white South Africans. The order decried “government-sponsored race ...