DStv Channel 403 Wednesday, 12 February 2025

DRC conflict | Angie Motshekga to brief Defence Portfolio Committee

JOHANNESBURG - Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga, will brief Parliament's Portfolio Committee on the security situation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

This comes amid growing calls for the withdrawal of South African soldiers, from the volatile region.

READ: Another SANDF soldier dies in DRC

Fourteen SANDF members have lost their lives after the recent escalation of fighting, between the DRC army and the M23 rebel group.

South African forces are part of a SADC peacekeeping mission in eastern DRC.

Concerns are mounting nationwide over reports of insufficient resources and support,
for the army.

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