http://www.news24.com/Tags/Companies/sandf Argotic Syndication Framework, http://www.codeplex.com/argotic http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Thu, 20 Jun 2013 12:51:52 +0200 At least 1 300 heavily armed South African soldiers are off to Goma in a bid to pacify rebel groups terrorising the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/SA-troops-off-to-Goma-20130616 The South African National Defence Force is on standby after a top secret contingency plan kicked into gear when former president Nelson Mandela took ill. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/SANDF-on-standby-for-Mandela-20130613 A total of 93 charges of misconduct have been brought against members of South Africa's peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the defence department says. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/SANDFs-DRC-force-facing-93-charges-20130612 The South African Navy is reportedly playing the lead role in preventing Somali pirate attacks in the Mozambique Channel. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/SA-Navy-leads-anti-piracy-initiatives-20130609 Deployment of a unique new UN combat force to the DRC is being delayed by logistical difficulties involving the SANDF, as well as reported caution by the military in the aftermath of the Central Africa debacle. http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/Cautious-SANDF-stalls-DRC-force-report-20130528 Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has confirmed the deployment of SA troops in countries neighbouring the Central African Republic, to support the withdrawal of troops from the country. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Minister-confirms-SA-troop-deployment-20130524 Two women have stolne the show in the National Assembly for their bravery during the March battle between SA soldiers and Central African Republic rebels. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/Politics/Minister-salutes-CAR-heroines-20130523 The military, which has a budget of around R10.9bn, needs at least 2% of South Africa's gross domestic product to function effectively, a top army chief says. http://www.fin24.com/Economy/SA-Army-needs-more-money-urges-chief-20130516 SANDF soldiers who are training for a United Nations military mission in Congo will be adequately prepared even though the army as a whole is overstretched and underfunded, the army chief says. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Chief-insists-SANDF-will-be-ready-for-DRC-mission-20130516 A limited budget, ageing troops and a shortage of new recruits are some of the issues facing the South African Defence Force. Watch. http://www.news24.com/Multimedia/South-Africa/State-of-the-SA-army-20130516 Budgetary constraints have crippled the SA Army in its attempts to fulfil national and international obligations, army chief Lieutenant General Vusimuzi Masondo says. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/SA-Armys-financial-woes-20130516 A Bloemfontein parabat has been admitted to hospital with chest injuries after he flew into a rugby post during a welcoming ceremony for soldiers returning from the Central African Republic. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Parabat-flies-into-rugby-post-20130510 The air force has showed off its military might with precision bombing and helicopter gunships firing fusillades of rockets just days ahead of an unprecedented "peace enforcing" deployment to the eastern DRC. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/SANDF-flexes-muscles-ahead-of-DRC-mission-20130509 The Indian High Commission was given permission to land a privately-chartered plane at Waterkloof Air Force Base almost three weeks before the actual landing, its high commissioner says. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Permission-granted-3-weeks-before-Gupta-landing-20130509 The city of Mangaung will hold a parade to welcome back the South African soldiers who were deployed in the Central Africa Republic. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Mangaung-to-welcome-back-CAR-soldiers-20130509 Charges against 72 of the SANDF soldiers who participated in an illegal march to the Union Buildings in 2009 have been withdrawn, according to a report. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Charges-against-striking-soldiers-dropped-20130509 Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has ordered further investigations into allegations of assault at the Army Infantry School in Oudtshoorn, the department of defence says. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/More-probes-into-SANDF-training-camp-20130508 Business interests play a vital role in determining South Africa’s interventions in conflict-stricken African states, an industry expert says. http://www.fin24.com/Economy/Money-pushes-SA-to-act-when-unrest-hits-20130508 The alleged abuse of recruits during a punitive training session at the Army Infantry School in Oudtshoorn is not in the interests of the military, the IFP has warned. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Recruit-abuse-bad-for-SANDF-IFP-20130508 The Gupta plane was in fact cleared for landing by the SA National Defence Force and top SANDF officials knew as early as February about the plane, documents have revealed. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Documents-SANDF-cleared-Gupta-plane-20130507