The Decline of SANDF: A National Security Crisis
The SANDF’s current state is a reflection of broader challenges facing South Africa, a lack of investment, poor leadership, and a failure to prioritise national security. The standoff with Rwanda and ...
The Citizen15m
‘He was scared and depressed’: Father says soldier’s death in DRC could have been avoided
Besides that, we are hurting, nothing makes sense, and we have so many questions because things could have been different.” The 34-year-old Strydom Jr., a father of three boys, worked as a chef at the ...
Daily Maverick on MSN55m
Kagame threatens SA as SANDF forces remain beleaguered in DRC and peace efforts falter
The bloody war between South African and Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo over the past week has ...
Defence Web53m
Budgets cuts have facilitated SANDF’s decline, Holomisa says amid DRC crisis
Relentless budget cuts over the last decade have hollowed out the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), according to Deputy Defence Minister Bantu Holomisa. He was speaking when giving ...