Tag: 9 SAI
SANDF rotation 32 leaves for DR Congo
The command element of 9 SA Infantry (SAI) Battalion, which left for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) this week, is the leader group...
Next RSABATT rotation wraps up pre-deployment validation
Ahead of leaving for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to relieve 14 SA Infantry (SAI) Battalion, sister SA Army Infantry Formation unit 9...
First PCDMV oversight visit hears of Army’s “strategic dilemma”
With the National Assembly (NA) and National Council of Provinces (NCOP) starting work this week in earnest the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military...
“Substantial” dagga bust finishes good July for Op Corona soldiers
July ended on a high for regular and reserve force soldiers working South Africa’s land borders with Eswatini and Zimbabwe by way of a...
Five SANDF soldiers die in single vehicle border crash
Five soldiers from Cape Town-based 9 SA Infantry (SAI) Battalion died in a single vehicle crash in Mpumalanga, close to a major border protection...
9 SAI soldiers test positive for COVID-19
The SA National Defence Force (SANDF) confirmed “around 40 soldiers” tested positive for COVID-19, at least two days after a provincial Member of the...
Western Cape preparing for soldiers’ exit from the Cape Flats
In anticipation of military involvement in the ongoing Cape Flats crime prevention operation finishing at the end of March, the provincial government has and...
9 SAI renovations continue
Renovations of 9 South African Infantry (SAI) Battalion accommodation have almost been completed and are due to be finished by the end of June.
The...
Soldiers part of major Mpumalanga dagga bust
In yet another addition to the Operation Corona border protection tasking, soldiers from 9 SA Infantry Battalion assisted police and provincial nature conservation in...
