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 ...
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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 ...
South African troops are dying in the DRC: why they’re there and what’s going wrong
The Southern African Development Community intervention force in the mission in the DRC is outgunned and outmanned.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
Defence committees call for dignified funerals for South African soldiers killed in DRC conflict
Parliament's defence committees call for the repatriation of soldiers who died in the DRC, emphasising the need for dignified ...
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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 ...
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Repatriation of 14 SA soldiers killed in DRC conflict delayed, confirms SANDF
General Rudzani Maphwanya confirmed to Parliament that the bodies of the soldiers would arrive in Pretoria on Wednesday.
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Parly's defence committees to hold closed-door meeting with SANDF on DRC deployment
Defence Minister Angie Motshekga and SANDF chief, Rudzani Maphwanya, provided scant information about the South African ...
South African Air Force raises funds to support families of 13 SANDF troops killed in DRC
Rwanda says it is open to talks with Pretoria over a fallout regarding Rwanda's involvement in conflict in the DRC which has ...