Tag: Democratic Republic of Congo
SANDF retains over R1 billion in UN refunds for DRC deployments
Further clarity has been obtained on the mechanism used by Treasury to refund the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) for deploying South African...
SANDF members in the DRC receive medals ahead of rotation
Members of 7 South African Infantry Battalion serving with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have received United...
Clashes in Ebola-affected Congo city kill at least 9
Heavy fighting between the army and local militiamen in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola-stricken city of Butembo killed at least nine people on...
U.S. sanctions Congo election officials, says they obstructed vote
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on three senior officials from Democratic Republic of Congo’s electoral commission, accusing them of corruption and obstructing...
SA soldiers in Goma receive goodwill parcels
South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers deployed with the United Nations Force Intervention Brigade (FIB) have been receiving goodwill parcels from a visiting...
Goodwill Parcel Project delegation arrives in Goma
The South African National Defence Force’s (SANDF’s) Goodwill Parcel Project delegation has arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC’s) Goma, the capital of...
SANDF delegation visiting DRC
A South African National Defence Force (SANDF) delegation is currently in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where it is handing over goodwill parcels...
ISS: SA’s trial by fire on the UN Security Council
Less than a month into its term on the United Nations (UN) Security Council, South Africa faces a potential trial by fire which could...
Dozens killed, wounded in wake of Congo election results
The U.N. human rights office said on Friday that it had documented 34 people killed, 59 wounded and 241 "arbitrary arrests" in the Democratic...
SADC meeting casts spotlight on DRC
President Cyril Ramaphosa has joined his counterparts from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) as they gather for the Double Troika Summit set to...
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Check before you speak, Minister!
South African Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula needs to verify her facts before she speaks, or risk further embarrassment to the South...
