Why are we sending our troops to fight — and die — in other people's wars?
18 February 2024 - 00:01
The road to hell, they say, is paved with good intentions. South Africa could find itself embroiled in an intractable civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), or worse, a regional conflict involving a belligerent Rwanda...
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