Jacques Nelles14 February 2025 | 7:58
'You are home now' - President Ramaphosa pays tribute to SA's soldiers killed in DRC
The remains of 14 South African soldiers who died in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have arrived at the Swartkop Air Force Base in Centurion. The 14 troops were killed during a conflict between the DRC army forces and the M23 rebels last month while deployed on a multinational peacekeeping mission.
The remains of the 14 SANDF soldiers who were killed in the DRC arrived at the Swartkop Air Force Base in Pretoria where they were handed over to their families during a military ceremony on 13 February 2025. Picture: Jacques Nelles/EWN