South Africa, Congo

Critically injured South African soldiers are evacuated from Congo amid rebel offensive
South Africa’s armed forces say a group of soldiers critically injured in fighting in eastern Congo a month ago have been evacuated by the United Nations
South Africa repatriates 127 soldiers from DR Congo
The South African military on Wednesday completed the evacuation of no fewer than 127 troops from the front lines of the conflict in eastern Democratic
Injured South African peacekeepers return home from conflict-hit DR Congo
M23, one of several armed groups operating in eastern Congo, resurfaced in late 2021 and captured the city of Bukavu last week after seizing Goma in January, leading to the deaths of more than 7,000 people this year, according to Congolese Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka.
Wounded South African soldiers return home from DR Congo
South African troops seriously wounded in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have returned home for treatment, the military said on Tuesday. Rwanda-backed M23 fighters have captured swathes of eastern DRC despite military support provided by several countries, including South Africa, to the Congolese army.
DR Congo crisis: SADC soldiers repatriated through Rwanda
A group of close to 200 soldiers from the Southern African Development Community (SADC), who have been fighting in eastern DR Congo, were repatriated after they were given passage through Rwanda on Monday,
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Defence committee unhappy with President’s SANDF deployment letters
Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Defence (JSCD) has expressed concern over the lateness and content of Presidential ...
Defence Committees welcome repatriation of injured soldiers from DRC
Defence committees praise the successful return of injured South African soldiers from DRC, ensuring their well-being and ...
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Lekgoete criticises General Maphaha for saying that politicians had turned SANDF into a Mickey Mouse defence force
Chair of Parliament's portfolio committee on defence, Dakota Lekgoete, said that comments by General Ntshavheni Maphaha that ...
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SANDF General Blames Politicians for Porous Borders, South Africans Agree
A high-ranking member of the SANDF said the poor condition of South Africa's borders and security is attributed to ...
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Evacuated Peacekeepers: A Critical Mission in Congo's Turmoil
South African peacekeepers injured in eastern Congo have been evacuated by the UN. Situated in Goma, a city controlled by M23 ...
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Revisit 2015 Defence Review – urgently – for South Africa to avoid another military disaster
In the wake of 14 soldier deaths far from home and a highly critical review of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) by ...
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SANDF defence reassessment must be urgently finalised – Chris Hattingh
The DA urges government to prioritise this reassessment without delay. The SANDF is at a crossroads, and without a clear ...
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Critically injured South African soldiers evacuated from Congo amid rebel offensive
The M23 rebels are supported by around 4,000 troops from Rwanda, according to U.N. experts, and now occupy Goma and Bukavu, ...
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South Africa’s defence policy is misaligned and needs reform, Parliament told
South Africa’s defence policy is at a critical crossroads. Academic experts and policymakers alike raised their growing ...