SANDF soldier killed, 13 injured in DRC

JOHANNESBURG - The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) says one soldier has died and 13 others have been injured in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

It's understood there was an encounter with members of the M23 rebel group on Thursday in Sake, in eastern DRC.

The SANDF says two of its military vehicles were damaged during the attack.

The injured soldiers have been hospitalised in Goma.