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.
Defence committees call for dignified funerals for South African soldiers killed in DRC conflict
Parliament's defence committees call for the repatriation of soldiers who died in the DRC, emphasising the need for dignified ...
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 ...
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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 ...
Congo losses expose limit of South Africa's diplomatic ambitions
South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global south" on the world stage, but the ...
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Four More South African Soldiers Killed in Congo, Defence Department Says
resulting in three SANDF (South African National Defence Force) soldiers being killed. Another soldier injured in combat with M23 rebels over the past three days died from their injuries ...