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 Web3h
UDM adds its voice to calls for more defence funding
With its leader now in the government ranks, as it were, United Democratic Movement (UDM) deputy president Nqabayomzi Kwankwa ...
The Observer1d
DRC: Rwanda president Kagame dares South African military
Rwanda President Paul Kagame has warned South Africa that although Rwanda prefers peace, it will, without doubt, respond to ...
The South African on MSN1d
South Africans called to rally behind SANDF troops in the DRC
President Cyril Ramaphosa has addressed growing speculation about the conditions faced by South African troops deployed in ...
Rwanda insists it is open for talks with South Africa, but the conversations must not be distorted
The government of Republic of Rwanda insists there was no warning given during the two telephonic conversations between ...
Mail & Guardian1d
Civil war raging in DRC becomes a nightmare for South Africa
President Cyril Ramaphosa remains in direct contact with the presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and of Rwanda ...
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 ...
Portfolio committee on defence up in arms over cancellation of sitting
The indefinite postponement of Wednesday’s Portfolio Committee on Defence sitting has left some members of the committee ...
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 ...
The Herald-Zimbabwe1d
South Africa calls for more efforts to end DRC conflict
Ramaphosa welcomed the United Nations Security Council’s recent position on the situation in the DRC, which calls for an ...
allAfrica.com on MSN2d
South Africa: SANDF Members Killed in Rebel Attack Near Goma Airport
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has confirmed the passing away of three of its members following a mortar bomb attack by the M23 rebel militia near Goma Airport in the Democratic ...
South Africa and Rwanda go head-to-head over DR Congo war
Kagame's comments clearly suggested that he wants South Africa to back off from DR Congo, where its military involvement ...