The South African National Defence Force marks 30 years this year, having been established on 27 April 1994. It’s as old as the country’s constitutional democracy , the result of a negotiated ...

South Africa got the defence of their title off to an impressive start on Sunday when a second-half surge allowed them to overpower a toothless Scotland 18-3 to move into a strong position in the ...

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) continues to wow the crowds in its endeavour to showcase its capabilities at the annual Rand Show that will take place at Johannesburg Expo Centre ...

The South African National Defence Force marks 30 years this year, having been established on 27 April 1994. It’s as old as the country’s constitutional democracy , the result of a negotiated ...

South Africa's defence budget for 2023–24 is slightly down from the previous year's adjusted allocation of ZAR51.6 ... The air force will receive ZAR2.246 billion during the three years, ...

Johannesburg, South Africa (AFP)—The Democratic Republic of Congo's defence minister began a visit to South Africa Monday aimed at strengthening "strategic defence capabilities"; between the two ...

South African Defence Force spokesperson, Brigadier General Andries Mokoena Mahapa, said the five were travelling from Zonstral to the Macademia Operational Base along Coopersdal Road when their ...

The South African National Defence Force will lead the SADC intervention force. However, the South African National Defence Force is overstretched and underfunded and has been for a long time .

The first group of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers who were deployed to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is expected to arrive back on home soil this week. The SANDF ...

The South African Air Force (SAAF) is largely grounded, with poor availability rates for both its fixed- and rotary-winged aircraft types, the country's government has reported.

In January, 13 South African soldiers died fighting Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). They were under-equipped, undertrained and not prepared for combat.