SA leaders’ appetite for intervention undone by a lack of foresight

Our leaders need to learn that occupying forces have never been able to successfully bring about that elusive peace.

16 February 2025 - 00:00
By Barney Mthombothi

The bodies of 14 South African soldiers finally arrived home this week after they were mowed down by M23, a Congolese rebel group assisted by the Rwandan army, three long weeks ago.

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