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South African Troops Are Dying in the DRC - Why They're There and What's Going Wrong [analysis]
has sparked fierce debate about the deployment of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers there. Some, including political parties, have questioned whether the soldiers were adequately ...
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SANDF chief slams ‘overnight defence specialists’, calls for sympathy for families of 14 slain troops
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) Chief General Rudzani Maphwanya has strongly criticised what he termed “overnight defence specialists” for playing the blame game over the ...
Remains of 14 South African troops killed in DRC to be repatriated on Thursday, SANDF confirms
The SANDF has confirmed that the remains of the slain soldiers killed in the DRC will be repatriated to South Africa on ...
Four more South African soldiers killed in Congo, defence department says
Four more South African soldiers have been killed in fighting with M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the government said, taking the number of South African peacekeepers killed to 13 ...