SONA 2025 | Ramaphosa orders half-masting of SA flag to honour 14 fallen troops in DRC
President Cyril Ramaphosa paid tribute to the 14 soldiers who tragically lost their lives in a peacekeeping mission in the ...
South Africa: What does Ramaphosa have to win — or lose — in the DRC crisis?
Relations between Rwanda and South Africa have soured as security deteriorates in eastern DR Congo. As the violence escalates ...
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Some families of SANDF soldiers killed in DRC say they've had no word on repatriation efforts
On Thursday, the SANDF announced that there were delays that paused plans for the return of the fallen soldiers.
SONA 2025: Ramaphosa fails to explain SANDF deployment in DRC
Analysts raise concerns about the lack of transparency on the part of the President in addressing the problems around ...
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Paul Kagame accuses South Africa of having mineral interests in the DRC, sparks criticism online
The Rwandan President and the country's spokesperson have accused Cyril Ramaphosa of lying about South Africa's interests in ...
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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SA Pays Tribute to Fallen Soldiers in DRC as President Ramaphosa Calls for Lasting Peace
In his weekly newsletter on Monday, President Ramaphosa paid tribute to the soldiers, emphasizing their bravery in defending ...
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South African troops are dying in DRC: Here’s what’s going wrong
Read more: South Africa to lead new military force in the DRC: an expert on what it's up against The M23 rebel group, which is supported by Rwanda, has committed a wide range of atrocities in ...
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South Africa soldiers killed in DR Congo due home on Wednesday
The remains of 14 South African soldiers killed in the conflict in eastern DR Congo more than a week ago are due home on ...
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What role do minerals and tech firms play in the DRC conflict?
The conflict between Rwanda-backed forces and the Democratic Republic of Congo is often presented as a struggle to control ...
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Kagame threatens South Africa’s Ramaphosa over DRC intervention
They may be on opposite sides of the Congolese battlefield only by proxy, but Pretoria and Kigali are now trading ...
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South African troops are dying in DRC: Here’s what’s going wrong
The SADC mission in the DRC was authorised to have 5,000 troops from Malawi, South Africa and Tanzania. The actual deployment has fallen far short of this number. As of late January 2025 ...