TimesLIVE reports that the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) has dismissed claims that two of its soldiers deployed as part of the Southern African Development Community Mission in Democratic Republic of Congo (SAMIDRC) surrendered to the M23 rebels.

A media report on National Security News posted on social media platforms claimed that several SA soldiers had surrendered. The report, written by a Washington DC correspondent, claimed: “Several South African soldiers deployed by the ANC government in Democratic Republic of Congo as part of an ill-equipped and ill-prepared force reportedly surrendered to the M23 rebels this past week. The soldiers are now reportedly being held as hostages by M23.” SANDF spokesperson Siphiwe Dlamini rejected the report, saying that all SANDF members deployed in DRC were accounted for.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Shonisani Tshikalange at BusinessLive (subscriber access only)

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