International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola warns of a potential regional war as South African soldiers face challenges in ...

The heartache of a young widow, Jessica Strydom, whose husband, a South African soldier, was killed in the DRC.

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers deployed in the DRC have complained about the incentives being paid to them by ...

The Democratic Alliance in the Eastern Cape condemns in the strongest terms the action of rogue members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) who invaded and dumped furniture in the ...

The tragic loss of our soldiers in the DRC underscores the consequences of an under-funded defence force. Had the SANDF been ...

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“They denied his application to leave. My child would be alive today if the military sent him home when he asked to return home. He asked them to go home, he was scared and depressed, and they refused ...

The SANDF’s current state is a reflection of broader challenges facing South Africa, a lack of investment, poor leadership, and a failure to prioritise national security. The standoff with Rwanda and ...

Relentless budget cuts over the last decade have hollowed out the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), according to Deputy Defence Minister Bantu Holomisa. He was speaking when giving ...

The bloody war between South African and Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo over the past week has ...

With an outstanding line-up of expert speakers ranging from a deputy defence minister to serving senior members of the ...

South Africans are more confused as Deputy Minister Bantu Holomisa and Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Angie ...