The conflict in the DRC that claimed the lives of South African soldiers is likely to escalate.
That’s according to political analyst Ntsikelelo Breakfast, speaking in the wake of the death of 13 soldiers in fighting with M23 rebels in the DRC.
The South African troops are in the DRC as part of UN and Southern African missions.
Our sister publication the Herald, in Behind The Herald Headlines with Daron Mann, this week unpacks with Breakfast the devastating conflict.
Should South Africa continue to deploy the SANDF in the conflict? Breakfast says it would make the country look weak to withdraw its troops, questioning whose interest the country is serving.
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