Lamola rejects calls to withdraw South African troops from DRC

International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola has rejected calls to withdraw South African soldiers from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), arguing that such a move would be worse than surrender. During a parliamentary debate on Tuesday, Lamola responded to the deaths of 14 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers in the eastern DRC, saying that an abrupt...

Lamola dismisses proposal to withdraw SA troops from the DRC

defenceweb.co.za - 12/Feb 02:15

International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Ronald Lamola, has dismissed the proposal to withdraw South African soldiers from the Democratic...

News24 | DRC conflict: Abrupt withdrawal even worse than surrender, says Lamola

news24.com - 11/Feb 07:55

Withdrawing South African troops from the Democratic Republic of the Congo would be worse than surrendering, International Relations and Cooperation...

SANDF unlikely to withdraw from DRC after another R3.2bn deployment extension

dailynews.co.za - 15:24

THE SA National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers deployed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will not be recalled despite growing calls for...

Parliamentary debate to seek accountability on DRC tragedy

defenceweb.co.za - 10/Feb 08:52

The National Assembly will convene today, Monday, 10 February 2025, to debate the South African National Defence Force’s (SANDF’s) presence in the...

News24 | Parliament to debate SANDF deaths in eastern DRC as tensions rise with Rwanda

news24.com - 31/Jan 19:12

Parliament is set to debate the death of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers in the eastern DRC on 10 February.

SACP calls for end of austerity-driven SANDF cuts following DRC deaths

defenceweb.co.za - 04/Feb 11:18

The South African Communist Party (SACP) has added its voice to calls for an end to funding cuts that have weakened the SA National Defence Force...

‘Urgent debate’ scheduled to discuss SANDF casualties in the DRC

defenceweb.co.za - 31/Jan 14:49

After multiple calls from members of parliament and political parties, Parliament’s National Assembly will on 10 February hold a debate on the...

Uncertainty Over Repatriation of Fallen South African Soldiers from DRC Conflict

iafrica.com - 02/Feb 16:49

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has acknowledged that it remains unclear when 14 of its soldiers—who lost their lives in the...

'The ancestors have spoken!': Sangoma warns that the spirits of slain SANDF troops must be returned to South Africa or else. . .

dailynews.co.za - 11/Feb 10:30

A Pretoria-based sangoma has warned that if the spirits of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) troops killed in the Democratic Republic...

Calls for troops to withdraw from the DRC intensify

dailynews.co.za - 10/Feb 20:20

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