South African soldiers killed in DR Congo return home
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Pretoria (AFP) Feb 21, 2024
The bodies of two South African soldiers killed in a mortar strike in the Democratic Republic of Congo were repatriated on Wednesday, amid controversy at home around the army's deployment. South Africa's decision to contribute troops to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Mission has been denounced by the main opposition as a mistake. But the defence minister defended the