South African troops are dying in the DRC: why they’re there and what’s going wrong
The Southern African Development Community intervention force in the mission in the DRC is outgunned and outmanned.
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SANDF names 14 soldiers killed in DRC M23 rebel attack
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has released the names of the fallen heroes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The fallen soldiers’ names are: 1. Staff Sergeant William ...
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SANDF's Maphwanya says remains of fallen soldiers return to SA on Wednesday
Maphwanya says the families of the 14 soldiers who died ten days ago - have been receiving all the necessary support to deal with their loss. Parliament's Defence committees met with Defence ...
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South Africa: Corrupt Defence Officials Implicated in SIU Covid-19 Probe Deserve Full Might of the Law
It was under the guise of Operation Thusano that the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) irregularly procured interferon (Heberon Alpha-2B) from Cuba at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic ...
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 ...
South Africa's military reinforces beleaguered Congo mission
South Africa has sent additional troops and military equipment to Democratic Republic of Congo in recent days, political and ...
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South Africa: Defence Committees Call for Repatriation of Soldiers Killed in DRC
and the Joint Standing Committee on Defence has implored the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to ensure that the remains of the SANDF members who died in the Eastern DRC will be ...