South Africa has sent additional troops and military equipment to Democratic Republic of Congo in recent days, political and ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa has sent additional troops and military equipment to Democratic Republic of Congo in recent days, political and diplomatic sources said, after 14 of its ...

Fourteen South African soldiers have already died in fighting. The army has now deployed an additional 700 to 800 troops to ...

The Southern African Development Community intervention force in the mission in the DRC is outgunned and outmanned.

The death of South African soldiers on a Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has sparked fierce debate about the deployment of South African ...

Budget cuts for defence over the years, to less than 1% of GDP compared to the global average of 2%, have severely affected the military's ability to maintain equipment, conduct training exercises and ...

South Africa has sent additional troops and military equipment to Democratic Republic of Congo in recent days, political and diplomatic sources said, after 14 of its soldiers were killed in ...

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As for South Africa, it is time for some critical reflection on the future roles of its military. The equipment shortages and challenges it faces raise serious concerns about the defence force's ...