iSouth African National Defence Force (SANDF) ithi ukukhipha amasosha awo eDemocratic Republic of Congo (DRC) akulona uphawu lobuthakathaka. Ukuhoxa kwaqala mhla zingama-29 kuMbasa, kulandela isinqumo seSouthern African Development Community (SADC) ngoNdasa sokuqeda iMishini yeSADC e-DRC (SAMIDRC). Alinganiselwa ku-3 000 amasosha e-SANDF aseGoma kusukela ngoDisemba 2023, esiza ngokugcina ukuthula njengoba amavukelambuso e-M23 elwa namasosha ase-DRC.
UNgqongqoshe wezokuVikela u-Angie Motshekga kanye nesikhulu se-SANDF uGeneral Rudzani Maphwanya bakhulume ePitoli, bechaza ukuthi ukuhoxa kukhombisa inqubekela phambili ezingxoxweni zokuthula. Ukumiswa kwezikhali, okuvunyelwene ngezingxoxo eziholwa yiQatar, kulethe ukuzola. UMaphwanya uthe womabili ama-M23 kanye ne-DRC athembisa ukuyeka ukulwa, futhi ukuhoxa kweseka imizamo yokulamula. Amasosha nemishini idlula eRwanda iya eTanzania, konke kulindeleke ukuthi kubuye ngasekupheleni kukaMeyi. UMotshekga ugcizelele ukuzibophezela kweNingizimu Afrika ekuthuleni e-DRC ngokusebenzisa izingxoxo.
Yize ilahlekelwe ngamasosha angu-14 ngoJanuwari, i-SANDF ithi lesi sinyathelo simayelana nokwakha ukuthula, singadikibali. Ukuhoxiswa kuhlelwe ngokucophelela ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuphepha nokuletha yonke imishini ekhaya.