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South Africa: Cosatu Reaction Statement - 2025 State of the Nation Address
Press Release - The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) notes President Cyril Ramaphosa and government led by the ...
EWN Sport2h
ActionSA's Mashaba demands SANDF soldiers return from DRC to 'guard our borders'
Herman Mashaba said he's not impressed by the reasons given by President Cyril Ramaphosa over why the South African National ...
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Fallen SANDF Soldiers Are South African and African Heroes - President Ramaphosa
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers, who were killed in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), are African heroes who laid their lives in defence of those who are ...
SONA 2025 | SANDF to stick to tradition for parade and fly-over, despite DA's request
The SANDF said on Thursday via X that it will be participating in SONA 2025 with a ceremonial guard, fly-past, 21-gun salute, ...
SONA 2025: Ramaphosa fails to explain SANDF deployment in DRC
Analysts raise concerns about the lack of transparency on the part of the President in addressing the problems around ...
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Floyd Shivambu Blames Cyril Ramaphosa for SANDF Deaths, Says Jacob Zuma Would Have Prevented Tragedy
The uMkhonto weSizwe Party's Floyd Shivambu blamed Cyril Ramaphosa for the deaths of 14 SANDF soldiers, saying it wouldn't ...
GroundUp6h
Navy ammunition depot in Simon’s Town is a fire hazard
Google Earth images show that the Castle Rock fire in December 2023 which burned 3,400 hectares from Simon’s Town to ...
News2413h
SONA 2025 | Ramaphosa tackles rising tensions over fallen soldiers and SA’s future
The soldiers, deployed under the Southern African Development Community mission to restore peace in the region, were killed ...
EWN Sport1h
Ramaphosa orders flags to be flown at half-mast to honour SA soldiers who died in DRC
President Cyril Ramaphosa issued this directive as the country mourns the death of the 14 soldiers in January. The men were ...
Defence Web22h
Bodies of 14 SANDF soldiers due back on Friday as SA mulls its DRC options
Although initially announced by the Chief of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) as arriving back on Wednesday, it appears ...
Did Cyril Ramaphosa deploy SANDF to DRC to protect personal business interests?
This follows multiple allegations that the SANDF was not on a peacekeeping mission mandated by the Southern African ...
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SONA 2025: Energy Security, Employment, Cooperation and Improved Infrastructure, Promises Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa gave a much-anticipated State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Cape Town. The 6 February 2025 speech ...