Kuohinde kwahlaselwa amasosha aseNingizimu Afrika e-DRC

Ukuhlaselwa kukabhoqo esikhungweni se-South African National Defence Force (SANDF) e-Sake, empumalanga yeDemocratic Republic of Congo (DRC), sekuholele ekufeni kabuhlungu kwamasosha amabili, kwalimala abanye abangu-20, abane kanzima. Isigameko senzeke ngoLwesibili, siqinisekiswe okhulumela i-SANDF uSiphiwe Dlamini.

Kulabo abalimele, amasosha amane asesimweni esibucayi angeniswe esibhedlela, kanti abasebenzi abasele abanemihuzukwana kulindeleke ukuthi baphume maduze. Imindeni yabashonile yazisiwe, kanti namalungiselelo okubuyisela amathambo abo ayaqhubeka kwazise amasosha awile azodalulwa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.

Njengamanje i-SANDF igcine ibutho lamasosha ayi-1,198 njengengxenye ye-UN Organisation Stabilization Mission (Monusco) e-DRC. I-Monusco, eyaqalwa ngo-2010, yaphumelela umsebenzi wangaphambilini we-UN ngenhloso yokusimamisa isifunda phakathi kwezingxabano eziqhubekayo eziqhutshwa amaqembu ahlomile alwela ukulawula indawo nezinsiza empumalanga ye-DRC.

Lokhu kuhlasela kugcizelela izimo eziyingozi, amasosha okugcina ukuthula abhekene nazo esifundeni futhi kugqamisa izinselelo zokuphepha eziqhubekayo naphezu kwemizamo yamazwe ngamazwe yokugqugquzela uzinzo.

I-SANDF kanye ne-Monusco bayaqhubeka nokusebenzisana ekugcineni ukuthula nokuvikeleka, nophenyo mayelana nokuhlasela lusaqhubeka ukuze kutholwe abahlukumezi bayo kanye nokuqinisekisa ukuphepha kwamasosha.