The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has opened its Military Skills Development System (MSDS) applications for 2027, allowing young and deserving ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa honoured SANDF troops at Armed Forces Day in Limpopo, reflecting on the 1917 SS Mendi tragedy and soldiers’ sacrifices.

The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans said while South Africa’s high murder rate demands ...

Ramaphosa said the deployment has been necessitated by the surge in violent organised crime that was threatening both ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has cleared up the intent behind deploying the army inside South Africa, and the role the soldiers will play.

The government wants the army to enter into agreements with the private sector to assist with its infrastructure development programmes and the maintenance of existing infrastructure.

The SANDF will operate under SAPS command, with clearly defined rules of engagement and specific time-limited objectives, the President emphasised.

In the State of the Nation Address on 12 February 2026, I announced that we would be deploying the SANDF to support the South African Police Service (SAPS) in tackling gang violence and illegal mining ...

The SANDF has opened its doors to the next generation of young South Africans, launching the 2027 Military Skills Development ...

Acting police minister, Firoz Cachalia, said the Eastern Cape has been included in the government's plan to deploy the SANDF ...

Sending soldiers into the Cape Flats is like putting a plaster on a gunshot wound. Every time the crisis becomes too visible ...

Government is working to close funding gaps and strengthen the readiness of the country’s armed forces to assist the South Africa National Police Service (Saps) in fighting organised crime, according ...