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Defence budget remains stagnant despite R5 billion allocation for DRC deployment
South Africa’s defence budget has increased by just R400 million from 2024/25 to R55.94 billion for the 2025/26 financial ...
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What does the death of 14 SANDF soldiers in the DRC reveal about South Africa’s defence leadership?
In late January, 14 soldiers of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) lost their lives while fighting M23 (Mouvement du 23 Mars) rebels in and around Goma, DR Congo (DRC).* The 14 soldiers ...
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Government rebuffs opposition calls for immediate withdrawal of SA forces from DRC
“They fought alongside the DRC armed forces against the well-trained ... for peace talks on the SA Navy ship SAS Outeniqua. SA subsequently hosted the Sun City peace talks which had helped ...