Don’t blame the defence minister for SA deaths in DR Congo

Don’t blame the defence minister for SA deaths in DR Congo – expert

The deaths this week of another two South African soldiers in the ranks of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) peacekeeping mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo (SAMIDRC) cannot be laid solely at the door of immediate past defence and military veterans minister Thandi Modise. The deaths in what is believed to be an […] The post Don’t blame the defence minister for SA deaths in DR Congo – expert appeared first on defenceWeb.

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