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Nine SANDF members killed in DRC fighting off M23 rebels advancing on Goma
The soldiers' deaths on Thursday and Friday came amid a week-long visit this week by Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Angie Motshekga to the DRC to, among other things, "assess the ...
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Families of SANDF soldiers killed in DRC to receive mortal remains
THE families of the 14 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are expected to finally receive the mortal remains of their loved ones ...
The Citizen8d
‘We will remember them’: Fallen SANDF soldiers return home for a final farewell
The remains of 14 SANDF soldiers who died in the DRC have returned to South Africa, honoured in a moving memorial service. Handover of the remains of fallen heroes of SANDF by the President ...
The Citizen22d
SANDF soldier from Tubatse killed in battle against M23 rebels near Goma
One of the 13 SANDF soldiers who were killed in the DRC hails from Tubatse. Moffat Molapo (53) died sometime during a two-day battle against M23 rebels near the city of Goma. Molapo was from ...
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Bodies of SANDF soldiers are home, but wait for families continues
While details surrounding their deaths have not been revealed, SANDF Rear Admiral Prince Tshabalala said the soldiers still in the DRC are safe and are well armed. "The soldiers can defend ...
Independent Online5d
SANDF unlikely to withdraw from DRC after another R3.2bn deployment extension
THE SA National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers deployed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will not be recalled despite growing calls for the peacekeeping mission to be abandoned.
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Four more SANDF soldiers dead in the DRC following latest mortar strike, death toll now at 13
Four more SANDF soldiers were killed in a mortar attack by M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The death toll is now 13 after nine SANDF soldiers were killed on Friday. The SANDF clarified ...
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Ramaphosa dismisses calls to withdraw SANDF troops from DRC, says they're on a 'noble mission'
South African troops in the DRC, SANDF. Facebook/SA National Defence Force JOHANNESBURG - President Cyril Ramaphosa has dismissed calls to withdraw the South African troops deployed in the ongoing ...
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SANDF promises that the families of 14 fallen soldiers will be taken care of
Picture: Eyewitness News JOHANNESBURG - The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) said that the families of the 14 South African peacekeepers who died in the eastern Democratic Republic of ...
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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 ...
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Further delays in repatriation of fallen SANDF soldiers
CAPE TOWN - Grieving families of the 14 fallen South African National Defence Force soldiers continue to endure a long wait for the repatriation of their loved one's bodies. During a heated debate ...
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Parliament’s defence committee wants answers on SANDF deaths in battle in the DRC
While expressing sadness at the deaths of nine South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers in a battle in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Parliament’s Joint ...