During an extraordinary Summit held in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Thursday, 13 March, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) decided to terminate the mandate of the SADC Mission in the DRC ...

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has welcomed the withdrawal of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers who ...

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group welcomed Thursday the prospect of direct negotiations with the Congolese government to end ...

CAPE TOWN - SADC will start withdrawing its troops from the DRC in phases. The decision follows a virtual meeting with heads ...

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) will begin withdrawing its troops from the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

The southern African regional bloc decided to end its military deployment to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where ...

South Africa’s defence budget has increased by just R400 million from 2024/25 to R55.94 billion for the 2025/26 financial ...

The move comes amid the continued spotlight on the deployment of SANDF troops in the region after 14 soldiers were killed in ...

Godongwana announces R5 billion for SANDF’s DRC deployment, part of a broader R9.4 billion budget for defence and ...

The National Treasury included the items in its latest budget review released on Wednesday, along with the 2025 budget.

The move comes amid the continued spotlight on the deployment of SANDF troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, was unequivocal in stating that overall SANDF expenditure would remain constrained. Instead of increased spending, he emphasised budget restructuring as the ...