SADC sending senior members to DRC to facilitate repatriation of 14 SA soldiers killed in Goma

JOHANNESBURG - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit will be sending senior members to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to facilitate the repatriation of 14 South African soldiers killed fending off approaching rebels in the city of Goma.

A soldier succumbed to their injuries in hospital this weekend, bringing the number of fallen SANDF members there to 14.

National defence force spokesperson, Siphiwe Dlamini, said that they could not set a time frame for when exactly the repatriations would occur but negotiations were underway.
 
"It would be impossible because, as I say, these are discussions that are going on. But from our side, we would really like to have our members back home so that the families can get closure."