Congo losses expose limit of South Africa's diplomatic ambitions
South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global south" on the world stage, but the ...
Chief of SANDF, General Rudzani Maphwanya says M23 suffered huge casualties during fierce fight in DRC
A Uruguayan soldier who was part of the United Nations Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) ...
‘South Africa even dares to issue threats?’ Rwanda’s Paul Kagame insists SANDF is working alongside DRC militia
President Paul Kagame said President Cyril Ramaphosa is pretending to be a peacemaker, while his SANDF has been fighting ...
The Observer13h
DRC: Rwanda president Kagame dares South African military
Rwanda President Paul Kagame has warned South Africa that although Rwanda prefers peace, it will, without doubt, respond to ...
Briefly on MSN9h
Bantu Holomisa and Angie Motshekga Deliver Contradictory SANDF Statements, Ignite Online Criticism
South Africans are more confused as Deputy Minister Bantu Holomisa and Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Angie ...
Defence Web13h
Defence committee calls for proper engagement with Minister, SANDF on DRC
Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans (PCDMV) Dakota Legoete has apologised for the ...
EWN Sport12h
SANDF maintains deployment to DRC forms part of peacekeeping efforts
This comes as tensions between Rwanda and the DRC have escalated in the past three years, resulting in countless casualties ...
News2413h
Kagame accuses Ramaphosa of ‘lies and distortion’ as SA-Rwanda tension deepens
Kagame's remarks come after Ramaphosa issued a stern warning, stating that continued hostilities against SA National Defence ...
EWN Sport15h
SA govt hopeful of diplomatic and political solution to end conflict in DRC
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is part of a United Nations (UN)-backed peacekeeping mission in the DRC city ...
Defence Web9h
Budgets cuts have facilitated SANDF’s decline, Holomisa says amid DRC crisis
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 South African on MSN16h
Cyril Ramaphosa calls on South Africans to rally behind SANDF troops in DRC
President Cyril Ramaphosa has addressed growing speculation about the conditions faced by South African troops deployed in ...
South Africa warns Rwanda of ‘declaration of war’ after DRC assault
Regional tensions spiral as peacekeepers killed in fighting following Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group offensive ...