A SOUTH African military reconnaissance team was due to arrive in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Wednesday to discuss South Africa’s participation in UN peacekeeping operations. A spokesman for the South African National Defence Force said that the team was expected back in South Africa on 12 June and that they would brief army and government officials about their visit. The eight-member tactical team is made up of senior logistics, technical, air force and personnel officers. The issues they will examine include catering, accommodation, communication and medical facilities that would be made available to the South Africans and what the South Africans would have to provide for themselves.