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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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 ...
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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 ...
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.
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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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General Maphwanya says SANDF budget set to be increased
South African National Defence Force chief, Rudzani Maphwanya, said that he’s been promised an increase on the army’s budget ...
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 ...
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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 ...
Remains of 14 South African troops killed in DRC to be repatriated on Thursday, SANDF confirms
The SANDF has confirmed that the remains of the slain soldiers killed in the DRC will be repatriated to South Africa on ...
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Angie Motshekga ‘rudderless’ — Did defence minister inherit a toothless SANDF?
President Ramaphosa assigned the former basic education minister the defence portfolio several months after the SANDF left ...
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South Africa calls for collaborative global defence innovation at Defence Ministers’ Conclave
At the recent Defence Ministers’ Conclave at Aerospace India, South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans ...