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「Lest we forget – SS Mendi 21 February 1917
The #SouthAfricanNativeLabourCorps men aboard her came from a range of social backgrounds, and from a number of different peoples spread over the South African provinces and neighbouring territories. (287 were from #Transvaal, 139 from the #EasternCape, 87 from #Natal, 27 from #NorthernCape, 26 from the #OrangeFreeState, 26 from #Basutoland, eight from #Bechuanaland [#Botswana], five from #WesternCape, one from #Rhodesia and one from #SouthWestAfrica). Most had never seen the sea before this voyage, and very few could swim. The officers and NCOs were white Southern Africans.
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Poignantly, 21 February 2024 did not see military celebrations but the sombre repatriation to South Africa of two SA National Defence force soldiers killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo in a rebel mortar strike last week.」
https://www.defenceweb.co.za/military-history/lest-we-forget-ss-mendi-21-february-1917/
#Mendi #SouthAfrica #MilitaryHistory #History #WorldWarI #France #Congo #SANDF #SouthAfricanArmy #SouthAfricanNavy #NavalHistory
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「Two SANDF soldiers killed while deployed with SAMIDRC mission
Injured peacekeepers in the #DRC being transported by a #SAAF #Oryx for treatment after a rebel attack.
The South African National Defence Force (#SANDF) has suffered its first casualties as part of the Southern African Development Community Mission in the Democratic Republic of #Congo (#SAMIDRC), with two soldiers killed and three injured in a mortar attack.
The SANDF today confirmed that on 14 February at about 13h30, a mortar bomb landed inside one of the South African Contingent military bases.
As a result of this indirect fire, the SANDF suffered two fatalities and three members sustained injuries. The injured were taken to the nearest Hospital in #Goma for medical attention, Department of Defence Head of Communication Siphiwe Dlamini said in a statement.
He added that details of the incident are still sketchy at the moment, and further investigations will be conducted to “determine the basis of the incident.”」
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「Two SANDF soldiers killed while deployed with SAMIDRC mission
Injured peacekeepers in the #DRC being transported by a #SAAF #Oryx for treatment after a rebel attack.
The South African National Defence Force (#SANDF) has suffered its first casualties as part of the Southern African Development Community Mission in the Democratic Republic of #Congo (#SAMIDRC), with two soldiers killed and three injured in a mortar attack.
The SANDF today confirmed that on 14 February at about 13h30, a mortar bomb landed inside one of the South African Contingent military bases.
As a result of this indirect fire, the SANDF suffered two fatalities and three members sustained injuries. The injured were taken to the nearest Hospital in #Goma for medical attention, Department of Defence Head of Communication Siphiwe Dlamini said in a statement.
He added that details of the incident are still sketchy at the moment, and further investigations will be conducted to “determine the basis of the incident.”」
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「Two SANDF soldiers killed while deployed with SAMIDRC mission
Injured peacekeepers in the #DRC being transported by a #SAAF #Oryx for treatment after a rebel attack.
The South African National Defence Force (#SANDF) has suffered its first casualties as part of the Southern African Development Community Mission in the Democratic Republic of #Congo (#SAMIDRC), with two soldiers killed and three injured in a mortar attack.
The SANDF today confirmed that on 14 February at about 13h30, a mortar bomb landed inside one of the South African Contingent military bases.
As a result of this indirect fire, the SANDF suffered two fatalities and three members sustained injuries. The injured were taken to the nearest Hospital in #Goma for medical attention, Department of Defence Head of Communication Siphiwe Dlamini said in a statement.
He added that details of the incident are still sketchy at the moment, and further investigations will be conducted to “determine the basis of the incident.”」
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「Two SANDF soldiers killed while deployed with SAMIDRC mission
Injured peacekeepers in the #DRC being transported by a #SAAF #Oryx for treatment after a rebel attack.
The South African National Defence Force (#SANDF) has suffered its first casualties as part of the Southern African Development Community Mission in the Democratic Republic of #Congo (#SAMIDRC), with two soldiers killed and three injured in a mortar attack.
The SANDF today confirmed that on 14 February at about 13h30, a mortar bomb landed inside one of the South African Contingent military bases.
As a result of this indirect fire, the SANDF suffered two fatalities and three members sustained injuries. The injured were taken to the nearest Hospital in #Goma for medical attention, Department of Defence Head of Communication Siphiwe Dlamini said in a statement.
He added that details of the incident are still sketchy at the moment, and further investigations will be conducted to “determine the basis of the incident.”」
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「Two SANDF soldiers killed while deployed with SAMIDRC mission
Injured peacekeepers in the #DRC being transported by a #SAAF #Oryx for treatment after a rebel attack.
The South African National Defence Force (#SANDF) has suffered its first casualties as part of the Southern African Development Community Mission in the Democratic Republic of #Congo (#SAMIDRC), with two soldiers killed and three injured in a mortar attack.
The SANDF today confirmed that on 14 February at about 13h30, a mortar bomb landed inside one of the South African Contingent military bases.
As a result of this indirect fire, the SANDF suffered two fatalities and three members sustained injuries. The injured were taken to the nearest Hospital in #Goma for medical attention, Department of Defence Head of Communication Siphiwe Dlamini said in a statement.
He added that details of the incident are still sketchy at the moment, and further investigations will be conducted to “determine the basis of the incident.”」
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South Africa has deployed the army in four of its provinces on Friday after at least 21 trucks carrying goods were set on fire on national roads in various p...
South Africa deploys army to avert unrest after trucks torched