Too early to declare SA mission in DRC a success - Deputy Defence Minister Holomisa
CAPE TOWN - Deputy Defence Minister Bantu Holomisa has told Parliament it's too early to declare South Africa's mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo a success.
Appearing alongside the SANDF before Parliament's joint standing committee on defence on Friday, Holomisa said the success of the operation could not be determine based on the experiences of the South African contingent alone.
14 South African soldiers died during the mission, which started in December, 2023.
With three convoys of troops and equipment now said to have arrived safely by road at a transition camp set up in Tanzania, preparations are being made for their onward travel to South Africa.
Holomisa says, as is customary, the defence force will initiate their own inquiries into the deployment.
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