Sandu welcomes peace agreement after SANDF troops confined to bases for 63 days
SANDU expresses cautious optimism as SANDF troops prepare for a safe return home after 63 days of confinement.
1 Military Hospital: A decade of failed renovations and corruption claims
South Africa's premier military hospital has been left in ruins after decades of failed renovations that have ballooned from ...
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Budget 2025: Why South Africa is backing SANDF troops in DRC
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has tabled the 2025 Budget Speech with R5 billion going to the SANDF and it's work in the ...
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Africa: Strong Only On Paper? Fact-Checking Angie Motshekga's Claim About South Africa's Military Might
The Department of Defence's annual reports show that the number of SANDF members dropped from almost 80,000 in 2013/14 to just below 70,000 ten years later. Olivier's opinion is that "in virtually ...
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Defence budget remains stagnant despite R5 billion allocation for DRC deployment
South Africa’s defence budget has increased by just R400 million from 2024/25 to R55.94 billion for the 2025/26 financial ...
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SANDF: A force stretched to its limits
Despite increasing demands on the country's defence force, funding for the military has been steadily declining ...
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Holomisa discusses way forward for the 2015 Defence Review
During his keynote address at today’s Public Private Partnerships for Defence and Security conference, Deputy Minister of ...
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Budget Speech 2025: SANDF receives R5 billion
Godongwana announces R5 billion for SANDF’s DRC deployment, part of a broader R9.4 billion budget for defence and ...
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International relations department downplays US defence aid suspension
The decision was a logical consequence of Donald Trump’s decision to suspend aid to South Africa, the ministry said ...