The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) comprises the armed forces of South Africa. The Chief of the SANDF is appointed by the President of South Africa from one of the armed services. They are in turn accountable to the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans of the Defence Department.

2025年2月13日 · In response to the escalating situation, the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has urgently dispatched an infantry battalion and a paratrooper quick response force to the eastern DRC to bolster their presence on the ground.

6 天之前 · South Africa at war is a Checkpoint series highlighting the SANDF’s worst war casualty since the end of Apartheid – We probe the legal and political justifications of the CAR deployment that ...

2025年1月31日 · The death of South African soldiers on a Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has sparked fierce debate about the deployment of South...

2024年2月15日 · Separate attacks on Wednesday saw 12 killed in attack on gold mine and two South African soldiers killed in base. An M23 rebel stands with his weapon during a ceremony to mark the withdrawal from...

2025年3月13日 · This is a full-on war and South Africa is hardly ready for any such war," he said. He added: "No country in the Sadc region is ready for this war - psychologically, militarily and politically."

2025年1月28日 · The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has confirmed the deaths of another four soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), bringing the total to 13 in the last week.

2024年5月30日 · South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers serving with the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (SAMIDRC) have been caught up in the latest fighting between government forces and M23 rebels, with one soldier killed in action and 13 wounded.

2025年1月28日 · Four more SA National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers have been killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, taking the death toll up to 13. The Department of Defence on Tuesday said a mortar bomb launched by the M23 rebels landed in the SANDF base on Monday, killing three soldiers.

2025年1月26日 · SANDF confirmed that the nine soldiers were killed during intense fighting with M23 rebels over two days in Eastern DRC. Seven of the soldiers were part of a contingent deployed to the area in December to help restore peace and security in the eastern DRC.