CAPE TOWN - Defence Minister Angie Motshekga says all 14 SANDF members who died in Goma, Eastern DRC, will be laid to rest with full military honours.
But the grieving families continue to endure a long wait for the repatriation of their loved one's bodies.
WATCH: Further delays in repatriation of fallen SANDF soldiers
Motshekga told the National Assembly that they are hoping to have them back home by Thursday.
The defence ministry announced the deaths of nine soldiers on 25 January.
The killing of three more troops was announced three days later, while two more men died of their wounds.