SANDF

An SANDF member, with police in the background. Gallo Images/Brenton Geach A member of the South African National Defence Force has allegedly shot dead a man in Mpumalanga.The SANDF member was part of a group of law enforcement officials who had attended to a situation involving a violent mob.The deceased was allegedly trying to run…

SANDF members patrolling Cape Town during the lockdown. Ziyaad Douglas/Gallo Images via Getty Images A military team of doctors, nurses, health technicians and clinical support staff were deployed to the Eastern Cape. The province is the first to request military assistance to help fight the coronavirus.Eastern Cape is one of the hotspot provinces in the country.The…

An undisclosed number of military health workers touched down in Port Elizabeth on Sunday.Eastern Cape hospitals have been struggling to cope with the influx of Covid-19 patients, as staff at some hospitals embark on go-slows.The deployment came days after Premier Oscar Mabuyane admitted hospitals were "overwhelmed" and requested aid.The SA National Defence Force's (SANDF) Military…

An SANDF member patrolling the streets of Cape Town during the lockdown. Roger Sedrus/Gallo Images via Getty Images The battalion from Cape Town was deployed to Limpopo.40 soldiers tested positive for Covid-19 once in Limpopo.The affected soldiers are in quarantine.The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has confirmed that 40 soldiers deployed to Limpopo tested…

38 SA National Defence Force soldiers based at a camp in Lephalale in Limpopo have tested positive for Covid-19.Limpopo now has 1 011 confirmed cases, and 10 deaths with five of those being reported in the past week. The provincial command council has indicated that it would continue with monitoring process at identified hotspots.A total of 38 SA…