South African troops are dying in the DRC: why they’re there and what’s going wrong
The death of South African soldiers on a Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission in the Democratic Republic of ...
EWN Sport21h
SA not the police of Africa, should stop meddling in regional conflicts, says EFF
A contingent of the SANDF has been stationed in the DRC city of Goma on a peacekeeping mission sanctioned by the United ...
South African Air Force raises funds to support families of 13 SANDF troops killed in DRC
Rwanda says it is open to talks with Pretoria over a fallout regarding Rwanda's involvement in conflict in the DRC which has ...
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 ...
The Observer2d
DRC: Rwanda president Kagame dares South African military
Rwanda President Paul Kagame has warned South Africa that although Rwanda prefers peace, it will, without doubt, respond to ...
Defence Web1d
UDM adds its voice to calls for more defence funding
With its leader now in the government ranks, as it were, United Democratic Movement (UDM) deputy president Nqabayomzi Kwankwa ...
Mail & Guardian3d
Civil war raging in DRC becomes a nightmare for South Africa
President Cyril Ramaphosa remains in direct contact with the presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and of Rwanda ...
Independent Online2d
The Decline of SANDF: A National Security Crisis
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has long been a symbol of national pride, a force that once projected power across the African continent and played a pivotal role in peacekeeping ...
ANC calls for accountability following deaths of 13 South African soldiers in DRC
Following the tragic deaths of 13 South African soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the ANC demands government ...
The Citizen2d
Rwandan President Paul Kagame rejects South Africa’s ‘distortion and lies’ on DRC
Kagame spoke with South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, but disagreed with the portrayal of the DRC conflict.
The Herald-Zimbabwe3d
South Africa calls for more efforts to end DRC conflict
Ramaphosa welcomed the United Nations Security Council’s recent position on the situation in the DRC, which calls for an ...
Congo losses expose limit of South Africa's diplomatic ambitions
South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global south" on the world stage, but the ...