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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 ...
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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Budget 2025: Ministry of External Affairs reduces foreign aid for Afghanistan, Myanmar; Maldives, African nations see boost – Check full list here
The recent visit of Maldivian Defence Minister Ghassan Maumoon to India signals renewed efforts to restore bilateral cooperation. Afghanistan’s aid allocation has halved, dropping from Rs 200 ...
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South African troops are dying in the DRC: why they’re there and what’s going wrong
has sparked fierce debate about the deployment of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers there. Some, including political parties, have questioned whether the soldiers were adequately ...
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The EU must finally adjust to a world in which US support can no longer be taken for granted
Yet with Donald Trump back in the White House, the era of unquestioned American commitment to European defence is over. It gives the European Union a binary choice. Trump’s presidency is poised ...
Sky News Australia14d
Former Army chief claims national pride is in decline amid concerns over Australian Defence Force recruitment
New ads were released by the Defence Force last year, centering around how it's a "career with impact" but Professor Leahy said he wasn't seeing enough messaging in the recruitment drive about the ...
ThePrint14d
Congo losses expose limit of South Africa’s diplomatic ambitions
DEFENCE IN DECLINE South Africa’s poor showing in the Congo crisis has gone down badly at home. Photos that surfaced showing the heads of South Africa’s army and air force playing golf during the ...
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DRC Conflict | SA army and SA air force chiefs face criticism
PRETORIA - The chiefs of the SA Army and SA Air Force have come under fire for playing golf while South Africa mourns the deaths of 13 soldiers in the DRC. Lieutenant Generals, Lawrence Mbatha and ...
The Straits Times14d
Congo losses expose limit of South Africa's diplomatic ambitions
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global south" on the world stage, but the deaths of 13 of its soldiers in eastern Congo fighting ...
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Congo losses expose limit of South Africa’s diplomatic ambitions
[Photo: Reuters//Arlette Bashiz] South Africa ... that this is a force that is deployed but is under-equipped to carry out the mission”. In short, all the analysts told Reuters, the root issue is a ...
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Parliament’s defence committee wants answers on SANDF deaths in battle in the DRC
While expressing sadness at the deaths of nine South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers in a battle in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Parliament’s Joint ...
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Serving the people who serve South Africa
Every South African The loss of South African Defence Force (SANDF) troops who were members of a peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in January offers a reminder of the need for ...