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Fallen SA soldiers in DRC to return home on Thursday – Minister Motshekga

Cape Town – Defence Minister Angie Motshekga has confirmed that the bodies of 14 South African soldiers killed in... Read more

11 Feb

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Repatriation of 14 SANDF members from DRC delayed

Cape Town – The repatriation of 14 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members from the eastern Democratic Republic... Read more

7 Feb

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SA troops are dying in the DRC: why they’re there and what’s going wrong

Lindy Heinecken, Stellenbosch University The death of South African soldiers on a Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission in... Read more

2 Feb

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14th SANDF soldier dies in DRC

Cape Town – Another South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldier deployed in the DRC has died in hospital,... Read more

2 Feb

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‘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

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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

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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

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WATCH | Malema urges assistance in DRC but not at the expense of SA lives

Cape Town — Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader, Julius Malema, has said that South Africa should help to alleviate... Read more

27 Jan

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Experts say SANDF troops not adequately equipped for DRC deployment

Cape Town — Experts and analysts have said that the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) was under-resourced when... Read more

27 Jan

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Motshekga visits SANDF soldiers in DRC

Cape Town — Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Angie Motshekga, is currently in the Democratic Republic of Congo... Read more

23 Jan