EDITORIAL: Stop the slaughter of our soldiers
South Africans deserve answers to the questions about the deployment of troops to DRC
23 April 2024 - 05:00
Last Monday, President Cyril Ramaphosa wrote to the National Assembly informing it of his decision to extend the deployment of SA’s troops in war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
In terms of the notice, which he is required to serve to parliament, Ramaphosa extends the mission to December 20. For more than a decade, SA has had nearly 3,000 soldiers deployed there to help fight off the rebels fighting the elected government of the DRC...
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