Defence Web12h
Ramaphosa receives remains of fallen soldiers
President and Commander-in-Chief Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday evening attended the repatriation ceremony of the 14 South ...
Cyril Ramaphosa honours South African soldiers killed in the DRC
President Cyril Ramaphosa pledges unwavering support for the families of fallen SANDF heroes, reaffirming South Africa's ...
Armed fighters have raped scores of children in eastern Congo, UNICEF says
The U.N. children’s fund is accusing armed men, likely on both sides of the conflict in eastern Congo, of raping scores of ...
EWN Sport16h
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 ...
businessday18hOpinion
The ‘Executive Order’ of February 7, and the Afrikaners of South Africa
By the authority vested in me as President…’ says the Executive Order of February 7, 2025, ‘it is hereby ordered as ...
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.
The Citizen13h
Sad tale of repatriation of 14 SA soldiers, with claims that bodies were not correctly preserved
The South African government received help from the UN and other African countries to retrieve the bodies of the 14 soldiers ...
The Africa Report12h
Conflict in eastern DRC provokes fears of regional war
The M23, backed by Rwanda, has overpowered the poorly trained Congolese army, while Uganda, Burundi and South Africa have ...
M23 rebels advance into eastern DRC's 2nd major city of Bukavu, residents say
The M23 rebels entered the city's Kazingu and Bagira zone and were advancing toward the center of the city of about 1.3 ...
independent.co.ug14h
Ceasefire efforts falter as M23 rebels capture centre in South Kivu
A ceasefire order issued by East African Community (EAC) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) heads of state has hit a major obstacle after M23 rebels captured the Kahele Centre, located ...
What’s fuelling the surge of violence in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The latest fighting is part of a major escalation of a conflict over power, identity and resources dating back to the 1990s Rwandan genocide.
Zawya15h
South Africa: Defence Committee Welcomes Repatriation of Gallant Soldiers Killed in Democratic Republic of Congo Conflict
The Co-Chairpersons of the Joint Standing Committee on Defence, Mr Malusi Gigaba and Mr Phiroane Phala, participated in the handing over ceremony of the mortal remains of South African National ...