In late January, 14 soldiers of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) lost their lives while fighting M23 ...

South Africa’s elite soldiers are looking to add new blood and the fact the job is not a walk in park is evidenced by bullet ...

Instead, Evans was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. Unlike his father ... In part this is a reflection of the SANDF’s own ambivalence about anything before 1994. The failure of a ...

Instead, Evans was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. Unlike his father ... In part this is a reflection of the SANDF’s own ambivalence about anything before 1994. The failure of a single ...

SANDF soldiers salute Lance Corporal Pieter Strydom ... Jessica Strydom receives a framed display of her husband Lance Corporal Pieter Strydom’s medals. Picture: Danie van der Lith Warrant Officer ...

These included SA Defence Chief General Constand Viljoen, an Afrikaner nationalist through-and-through but a brave and skilled soldier, Army Chief Jannie Geldenhuys whose father had served in the ...

SANDF chief General Rudzani Maphwanya has hailed slain soldier Rifleman Derrick Maluleke, who was laid to rest at Nhlaniki village outside Giyani, in Limpopo, over the weekend for promoting peace ...

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has condemned the circulation of videos on social media platforms that ‘show misleading content about the SANDF’. According to Bloemfontein ...

Despite the financial woes, the minister assured parliament that the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) had the capability to defend the country. “I have no doubt that, while we may not have ...

The remains of falled SANDF soldiers handed over at the Swartkop Air Force Base in Centurion on 13 February 2025. Picture: Nigel Sibanda The Citizen A South African National Defence Force (SANDF ...