A South African defence expert, Helmoed Heitman, says the Southern African Development Community mission in DR Congo (SAMIDRC) is a complete failure and the bloc should negotiate its ...

The 14 SANDF members killed in the DRC were reportedly being repatriated on Friday, 8 February, passing through Rwanda, which the South African government had initially opposed.

Flags are flying half-mast in South Africa as bodies of deceased soldiers are being repatriated, but questions about the ...

South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global south" on the world stage, but the ...

Rwanda has criticized South Africa's military involvement in eastern DR Congo, accusing Pretoria of fighting on the behalf of ...

The soldiers' bodies were due to be repatriated to South Africa on Wednesday. However, the SANDF on Thursday stated that all administrative processes were completed and handed over to the United ...

"I was asked if I can arrange a quick talk between Ramaphosa and Elon last night ... so I did and then they spoke a few ...

Rwanda's leader also threatened to “deal” with any confrontation with South Africa, which has complained that fighting in eastern Congo has left South African peacekeepers dead. In his first ...

South Africa and Rwanda's already fraught diplomatic relations have worsened after President Cyril Ramaphosa accused the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group of killing South African peacekeepers in ...

M23 rebels fighting the Congolese army in eastern Congo are using advanced weapons and equipment similar to those used by the ...

Congo Losses Expose Limit of South Africa's Diplomatic Ambitions By Tim Cocks JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global ...