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Poor decision-making and equipment failures doomed the SANDF troops in Sake, DRC

The mission was a failure to the core, from start to finish. It is time for our leaders to plan with more caution and ...
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Military trade union maintains SANDF fails on equipment, planning and post deployment care

An anonymous South African soldier’s claims of major deployment shortcomings - even going as far as having to pay for boots - ...
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DRC Withdrawal | Second batch of SANDF troops touchdown in SA

PRETORIA - More SANDF troops are returning home from deployment in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The second batch of 257 soldiers landed in Pretoria after a long journey of withdrawal from the DRC ...
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An SANDF soldier’s experience with SAMIDRC

The memories of Sake are still flashing in my mind more than six months after returning from the war zone and I am concerned ...
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South Africa withdraws troops from DRC as first 249 soldiers return home

South Africa has officially begun withdrawing its troops from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with the first group of soldiers having arrived in Pretoria last Friday night. ・South Africa has ...