Commemorative events and memorials, as well as consultants, cost millions
Dr Johan Burger, senior researcher at the Institute for Security Studies, explains the legality and risks of deploying the SANDF to fight crime.
Maphatsoe accused Ramaphosa of being factional and of lying when he claimed to have attended the conference to forge unity within the MK.
In many ways, the two armies are miles apart but they face many similar challenges
Despite the ANC considering the US army to be an enemy force,the SANDF and the US military force engaged in joint training in July
United Nations money for SA peacekeepers is channelled to treasury instead of defence
Research on the South African National Defence Force shows that women regard their contribution to peacekeeping operations far highler than men do.
The SA National Defence Force also warned against using its members to advance or pursue political ambition, saying it would not be tolerated.
One South African peacekeeper was killed and four wounded when a convoy they were escorting came under fire in Sudan’s Darfur region.
The SANDF did not deny the increase in Sudanese military activity as President Omar al-Bashir left SA, but explained it as preparation for Ramadan.
The defence force rejected reports that South African National Defence Force troops in Darfur were threatened to prevent the arrest of Omar al-Bashir.
The Bashir saga uncovered the blatant hypocrisy and double standards that operate at the behest of powerful nations such as the United States.
The SANDF has dropped all charges against the Air Force officers indicted for their involvement in the landing of the Gupta family private jet.
SA has called a SADC meeting to discuss the recent Lesotho "coup", while the SANDF has refuted claims that it was involved in foiling the attempt.
The company that left SA troops high and dry in the CAR is still bagging major SANDF contracts.
While South African soldiers were fighting for their lives in the CAR last year, a different battle was going on back at defence headquarters.
The South African National Defence Force has filed a high court application challenging the order to arrest three of its top officials.
General Solly Shoke, Lieutenant General Zakes Msimang and Secretary for Defence Sam Gulube have been found in contempt of court.
Contradictory sets of minutes from an August 1998 meeting cast doubt on government’s decision to buy the more expensive jets.
Violence continues in the eastern DRC after an attack from an armed group left three South African soldiers injured.
The cash-strapped armed forces are in a "critical state of decline" that will take at least a decade to fix, according to the SA Defence Review.
Jacob Zuma has reiterated his support for the DRC government, saying the hundreds of soldiers stationed there is testament to SA’s commitment.
Four SANDF officials implicated in the Guptagate saga will appear in military court to have their fate revealed to them.
The SANDF has told Parliament that treasury does not support it enough financially and "tell us what to do and not to do".
The battalion of 850 soldiers deployed in the war torn DRC is adequately equipped to deliver peace and stability, says the SANDF.
Rumours that SA soldiers have been killed or seriously injured in DRC should not be taken seriously, says the South African National Defence Force.
Zuma has informed Parliament of the deployment of 1 345 SANDF members for service in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The strategic defence procurement package was in line with the constitutional imperative to defend national sovereignty, heard the Seriti commission.
Rear-admiral Alan Green appeared as the first witness at the Seriti commission to explain why new submarines and corvettes were crucial.
Max Boqwana, representing former president Thabo Mbeki and his former cabinet ministers at the Seriti commission of inquiry, has withdrawn.
Women should be encouraged to join the South African National Defence Force, says Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula.
The United Nations has given M23 rebel forces 48 hours to leave the city of Goma in the eastern DRC or face "the use of force".