SANDF soldiers killed in DRC laid to rest

PRETORIA - The Defence Force says its soldiers are well-trained and adequately equipped.

It's dismissing claims that troops deployed to SADC's DRC mission don't have proper tools and support.

The criticism was sparked by the death of two soldiers in a mortar attack in North Kivu.

The officers were buried with military honours in Pretoria and Kimberley on Saturday.

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Thabang Semono together with close to 3,000 army colleagues arrived in the DRC on 2 February.

This was Semono's third deployment to DRC through the SANDF SADC mission since he joined the military in 2006.

Mkhulu Bobe, who also died in the mortar attack, was laid to rest in Kimberley.

• eNCA's Bafedile Moerane reports.