Countries Motshekga signals review of DRC troop deployment – report Cape Town – Defence Minister, Angie Motshekga, has reortedly indicated that the country is reconsidering its involvement in the... Read more 10 Mar
Countries Injured SA soldiers return from DRC as calls for full withdrawal grow Johannesburg – South Africa completed Wednesday the evacuation of 127 troops from the front lines of the conflict in... Read more 27 Feb
Countries Critically injured SA soldiers repatriated from DRC for urgent medical care Cape Town – A group of critically injured South African soldiers has been successfully repatriated from the Democratic Republic... Read more 25 Feb
Countries Injured SANDF soldiers returning home ‘soon’ – Motshekga Cape Town – Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Angie Motshekga has announced that injured members of the South... Read more 24 Feb
Countries Minister Motshekga proposes early retirement for older govt officials Cape Town — Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Angie Motshekga, encouraged government officials to consider early retirement to... Read more 20 Feb
Countries ‘SA dips its head in honour’ — Ramaphosa pays tribute to fallen soldiers Cape Town – President Cyril Ramaphosa has reaffirmed South Africa’s commitment to peacekeeping in Africa despite concerns raised by... Read more 14 Feb
Countries Bodies of 14 SANDF soldiers killed in DRC arrive home after delays Cape Town – The bodies of 14 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers killed in the Eastern Democratic... Read more 13 Feb
Countries Fallen SA soldiers in DRC to return home on Thursday – Minister Motshekga Cape Town – Defence Minister Angie Motshekga has confirmed that the bodies of 14 South African soldiers killed in... Read more 11 Feb
Countries Repatriation of 14 SANDF members from DRC delayed Cape Town – The repatriation of 14 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members from the eastern Democratic Republic... Read more 7 Feb
Countries SA troops are dying in the DRC: why they’re there and what’s going wrong Lindy Heinecken, Stellenbosch University The death of South African soldiers on a Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission in... Read more 2 Feb