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Rebel M23 forces continue to enlarge territory as SANDF soldier fears for his life
M23 rebels have taken over Bukavu a few weeks after seizing control of Goma. Family members of an SANDF member say he is in ...
SANDF unlikely to withdraw from DRC after another R3.2bn deployment extension
Senior government figures back move for soldiers not to return home despite 14 being killed in combat late last month.
SANDF chief slams ‘overnight defence specialists’, calls for sympathy for families of 14 slain troops
In a heartfelt tribute, SANDF Chief Rudzani Maphwanya called for a focus on mourning, rather than a political blame game ...
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‘We will remember them’: Fallen SANDF soldiers return home for a final farewell
The remains of 14 SANDF soldiers who died in the DRC have returned to South Africa, honoured in a moving memorial service.
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SANDF promises that the families of 14 fallen soldiers will be taken care of
JOHANNESBURG - The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) said that the families of the 14 South African peacekeepers ...
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Remains of 14 SANDF soldiers arrive home after long journey from DRC
The remains of the 14 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers who were killed in fighting in the eastern ...
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Ramaphosa dismisses calls to withdraw SANDF troops from DRC, says they're on a 'noble mission'
President Ramaphosa said that the multinational mission was part of a bigger plan for peace and stability in Africa.
'Troops died from defending the defenceless': Ramaphosa honours 14 SANDF soldiers killed in DRC
In a sombre address, President Cyril Ramaphosa described the deaths of 14 SANDF troops killed in the DRC as a reminder of the ...
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Families of the SANDF’s fallen heroes to receive their bodies tonight
The bodies of the 14 soldiers who were killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo arrived back in South Africa last night ...
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Bodies of SANDF soldiers are home, but wait for families continues
JOHANNESBURG - The bodies of 14 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers are finally back home after weeks of ...
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SANDF's troop-to-general ratio and personnel spending not totally out of whack – even by world norms
There's room for improvement, but the social media claims around South African National Defence Force personnel numbers are ...
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Defence Committee supports SANDF role in peacebuilding, as remains of soldiers come home
The co-chairpersons of the Joint Standing Committee on Defence Malusi Gigaba and Phiroane Phala stated that the deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) as a diplomatic tool to ...