DRC withdrawal | Committee says 'too early' for Parliamentary inquiry

Motshekga misses DR Congo deployment and withdrawal Parliament defence committee meeting - defenceWeb

Friday’s (9 May’s) virtual Joint Standing Committee on Defence (JSCD) meeting saw Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga criticised for her absence. Top of the agenda was the now terminated Southern African Development Community (SADC) Mission in the DRC – SAMIDRC – with withdrawal of troops and equipment from troop contributing countries Malawi, South Africa and Tanzania underway. Instead of Motshekga, reportedly in Moscow to se…

Government says its DRC mission was successful, South Africans disagree

The Minister of Defence, Angie Motshekga, and senior leaders of the military briefed the media about the South African National Defence's deployment to the DRC.

DRC withdrawal | Committee says 'too early' for Parliamentary inquiry

DRC withdrawal | Committee says 'too early' for Parliamentary inquiry Estelle.Bronkhorst Sun, 05/11/2025 - 09:00 JOHANNESBURG - The Joint Standing Committee on Defence says it's still too early for an inquiry into the mission to the DRC.It says it is still awaiting an exit report from the Defence Department.READ: DRC conflict | SADC ends mission, SANDF withdrawal beginsCommittee Chair Malusi Gigaba says that it will inform the need for an inqui…