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Rebel M23 forces continue to enlarge territory as SANDF soldier fears for his life
M23 rebels have taken over Bukavu a few weeks after seizing control of Goma. Family members of an SANDF member say he is in ...
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.
Parliament's defence committee praises efforts in repatriating SANDF soldiers
The Defence Committee honors SANDF soldiers repatriated from the DRC, stressing South Africa’s role in peacekeeping, calling ...
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SANDF names 14 soldiers killed in DRC M23 rebel attack
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has released the names of the fallen heroes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The fallen soldiers’ names are: 1. Staff Sergeant William ...
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South Africa: Media Statement - Joint Standing Committee On Defence to Seek Clarity On Delayed Deployment Notification From the President
The Joint Standing Committee on Defence seeks clarity on a delay in communication regarding the deployment and subsequent extension of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) troops in ...
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South Africa: Corrupt Defence Officials Implicated in SIU Covid-19 Probe Deserve Full Might of the Law
It was under the guise of Operation Thusano that the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) irregularly procured interferon (Heberon Alpha-2B) from Cuba at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic ...
Four more South African soldiers killed in Congo, defence department says
Four more South African soldiers have been killed in fighting with M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the government said, taking the number of South African peacekeepers killed to 13 ...
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Damaged Goma Runway Delays Repatriation of Fallen South African Soldiers, Says Defence Minister
Senior officials of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) are working around the clock to bring home the bodies of South African soldiers who lost their lives in combat in the ...
U.S. News & World Report18d
Four More South African Soldiers Killed in Congo, Defence Department Says
resulting in three SANDF (South African National Defence Force) soldiers being killed. Another soldier injured in combat with M23 rebels over the past three days died from their injuries ...