Johnathan Paoli
President Cyril Ramaphosa has mourned the recent loss of South African soldiers in the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in which two soldiers were left dead and 20 others wounded in a mortar attack on the Sake base in the east of the country.
Ramaphosa offered his deep condolences to the families of the fallen troops, their commanders and colleagues.
“As we mourn the deaths and casualties inflicted on our soldiers, we value and are humbled by the sacrifices they have made for the cause of peace and stability in our region, and they shall not be forgotten,” he said.
South African forces are part of the Southern African Development Community (SADC)’s mission in the country which was deployed on 15 December last year to support the Congolese government to restore peace and security in the eastern part of the country.
However, some have named
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