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representing former president Thabo Mbeki and his former cabinet ministers at the Seriti commission of inquiry, has withdrawn.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".
None of the South African Air Force’s 18 Agusta A109 helicopters are being used, because there is no money to operate them, say reports.
The incorrect use of bulletproof vests in the Battle of Bangui in the CAR has been blamed for the deaths of 15 South African soldiers.
The South African National Defence Force has grounded a civilian aircraft for illegally violating the airspace above Waterkloof Air Force Base.
Nelson Mandela’s physician of many years, Vejaynand Ramlakan, has arrived at the hospital where the former president remains in a critical condition.
Two women, a civilian and a medic, have received a special mention for bravery in the CAR from Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula.
Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has ordered further investigations into allegations of assault at the Army Infantry School in Oudtshoorn.
The alleged abuse of recruits at the Army Infantry School in Oudtshoorn is not in the interests of the military, says the IFP.
A young army recruit is in danger of losing the use of an arm after he and 10 others were punished for going to a pub without permission.
South Africans have been insulted by the Gupta family’s alleged misuse of government resources, Cosatu has said.
The Gupta family’s use of the Waterkloof Air Force Base in Pretoria constitutes an abuse of state resources and should be investigated, says the DA.
The military is not aware of any permission granted for the Gupta family to use the Waterkloof Air Force Base in Pretoria, says the SANDF.
Germany’s Foreign Affairs Minister Guido Westerwelle has lauded South Africa for its interventions in strife-torn countries on the African continent.
Government has sought to clarify the apparent contradiction on whether it’s ready to send troops to the Central African Republic or not.
Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has assured Parliament that South Africa will not be sending its troops back to the Central African Republic.
Claims that South African soldiers in Sudan have not been getting their fortnightly allowance from the UN are unfounded, says SANDF.
Leaders from the Economic Community of Central African States have begged President Jacob Zuma to redeploy troops to the Central African Republic.
President Jacob Zuma has extended the deployment of the SA National Defence Force in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan until April next year.
South Africa will send troops to the DRC as part of a UN mission to neutralise armed groups in the conflict-torn east of the country.
President Jacob Zuma’s deployment of troops to CAR followed urgent requests to unlock equipment donation.
Watch the M&G’s video analysis of South Africa’s disastrous military deployment in the Central African Republic, in our latest M&G hangout.
South African army casualties in the Central African Republic two weeks ago may have been dramatically higher than the military has been telling us.
There has been no official confirmation that South African troops and equipment have been shipped to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.
A fortnight after 13 South African soldiers died in the battle for Bangui, much remains unclear about what happened, and why.
South Africa took a unilateral decision to remove SANDF troops from the CAR and was not pressured into doing so, according to the government.