The Northern Cape fires have tragically resulted in the loss of five soldiers’ lives, as they swept across the SANDF Combat Training Centre in Lohatla according to a report the South African National Defence Union (SANDU). The South African National Defence Forces (SANDF) have officially confirmed this tragedy in a statement. The SANDF statement describes […]
Four South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members of the 8 Infantry Battalion died and two were critically injured in a freak accident involving two Samil 50 trucks on Wednesday. According to the military a Samil 50 was towing another Samil 50 when the accident ha “A front tyre on the rear vehicle being towed
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has been deployed to assist the South African Police Services (SAPS) and other State Departments during the planned EFF National Shutdown protest marches across the country. The decision was made by the Chief of the SANDF, General Rudzani Maphwanya, who has been tasked and authorised to deploy various
A South African Defence Forces abnormal truck has crashed into an arrestor bed on the N3 just before Mariannhill toll plaza on Thursday afternoon. Video footage shared on social media shows one army truck stuck on the arrestor bed. Smoke can be seen coming from its wheels suggesting the brakes were not effective. At the
Have you seen these Casspirs on the South African highways and wondered if the country is readying up for war? You can relax, not at all, it’s over 13 000 South African Army soldiers who participated in Exercise Vuk’uhlome in November who are now heading back to their respective units. Truckers are warned to be
Following the recent disruptive truck blockades on the N10 and N3 national routes by local truck drivers against the employment of illegal foreign nationals, the SANDF has deployed soldiers on the highways to make sure it does not happen again. Protesting South African truckers have often ignored calls by the government to not block roads
