While South African soldiers were fighting for their lives in the CAR last year, a different battle was going on back at defence headquarters.
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South Africa will send troops to the DRC as part of a UN mission to neutralise armed groups in the conflict-torn east of the country.
DA MP David Maynier claims the government "lied" about why South African soldiers were sent to the Central African Republic.
The presidency says it is "disturbed by the selective manner in which the M&G has reported on President Jacob Zuma’s condolence message".
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/ 2 February 2008
Rebels seized Chad’s capital, Ndjamena, on Saturday after intense fighting with government forces, military and rebel sources said, as President Idriss Déby Itno remained holed up in the presidential palace. ”The whole of the city is in the hands of the rebels. It’s down to mopping-up operations,” said a military source.