Welcome to Soweto,” reads the name of a small store, with the flags of South Africa and DR Congo either side of the phrase. The small maroon container shop deals in everyday products, from soft drinks ...

With the fiscal framework for South Africa’s 2025/26 national budget approved – by a small majority in Parliament this week – ...

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) said on Thursday that a summit of regional heads of state had terminated ...

The Southern African regional bloc has said it will conclude its troop deployment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), having decided on a “phased withdrawal”.

Joint Standing Committee on Defence backs SADC's decision to end its mission in DRC, emphasising the need for diplomatic ...

There has been a feeling of regret on whether the momentum for peace was actually lost in abrupt change of the military ...

Despite increasing demands on the country's defence force, funding for the military has been steadily declining ...

On the ground in North Kivu, the M23/AFC announced that it has withdrawn from some of the areas it recently conquered during ...

Mashatile paid tribute to the fallen SANDF soldiers, describing them as “brave patriots who gave their lives in the service ...

SADC leaders announce a phased withdrawal of peacekeeping forces from the DRC, responding to escalating violence and the ...

This was during a meeting between representative of SADC chief of defense and M23 military coordinator in Goma last Friday.