Countries SADC calls emergency summit on DRC crisis for Friday Harare – The southern African regional group SADC said it will hold a special summit on the crisis in... Read more 30 Jan
Countries WATCH | Herman Mashaba calls for SA to withdraw from DRC Cape Town — ActionSA leader, Herman Mashaba, questioned the real reasons behind South Africa’s presence in the Democratic Republic... Read more 30 Jan
Countries DRC leader vows ‘vigorous’ response as Rwanda-backed fighters advance Goma – DRC’s president has vowed a “vigorous” military response against Rwandan-backed fighters who advanced further in the mineral-rich... Read more 30 Jan
Countries Kagame to Ramaphosa: South Africa is no peacemaker – prepare for confrontation if necessary Cape Town – Tensions between South Africa and Rwanda have escalated after Rwandan President Paul Kagame accused President Cyril... Read more 30 Jan
Countries WATCH | Motshekga denies SANDF supply crisis in DRC Cape Town – Defence Minister Angie Motshekga has dismissed reports that South African National Defence Force (SANDF) troops in... Read more 30 Jan
Countries ‘Our soldiers were not protecting business interests’ – Mbalula on DRC deaths Cape Town – ANC secretary-general, Fikile Mbalula, has rejected allegations that the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) was... Read more 29 Jan
Countries ‘We sent soldiers for peace, not war’ – Mbalula on SANDF presence in DRC Cape Town – The ANC has called on the government to provide answers regarding the deaths of 13 South... Read more 29 Jan
Countries ActionSA slams Motshekga over alleged R10m travel splurge amid soldier deaths Cape Town — ActionSA has voiced disappointment and frustration over claims that Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Angie... Read more 28 Jan
Countries EFF’s Carl Niehaus calls for Minister Motshekga to resign following DRC fiasco Cape Town — Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) MP, Carl Niehaus, has called for Minister of Defence, Angie Motshekga, to... Read more 28 Jan
Countries Four more SA soldiers killed in DRC, taking toll to 13 Johannesburg – Four more South African soldiers have been killed in fighting against the M23 armed group in eastern... Read more 28 Jan