Congo losses expose limit of South Africa's diplomatic ambitions
South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global south" on the world stage, but the ...
The Decline of SANDF: A National Security Crisis
By Nco Dube. The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has long been a symbol of national pride, a force that once project ...
Chief of SANDF, General Rudzani Maphwanya says M23 suffered huge casualties during fierce fight in DRC
General Rudzani Maphwanya of the SANDF reveals that the M23 militia in the DRC has sustained significant casualties during a ...
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DRC crisis: Sadc convenes Extraordinary Summit
Breaking news.   Sadc Chairperson President Mnangagwa is expected to preside over the Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State ...
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SA Urges Rwanda to Withdraw Forces from DRC Amid Escalating Conflict
South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, has called on Rwanda to halt its support ...
Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know
A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region ...
Protesters attack embassies in Congo’s capital as security forces try to slow rebels in the east
United Nations officials say there were dead bodies on the streets of eastern Congo’s largest city where hospitals are ...
Four more South African soldiers killed in Congo, defence department says
Four more South African soldiers have been killed in fighting with M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the ...
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Why did 87 miners die trapped underground in South Africa as police tried to force their surrender?
South Africa’s president is facing calls to order an inquiry into a police operation that was meant to combat illegal mining but ended up leaving 87 miners to die underground as authorities attempted ...