Kubulawe elinye Isosha le-SANDF e-DRC

Esimeni esinzima, umbutho wezokuvikela kuleli iSouth African National Defence Force (SANDF) usubike esinye futhi isigameko sokushona kwabantu eDemocratic Republic of Congo (DRC), kubika i-Defence Web. Isigameko sakamuva ngesosha elidutshulwe labulawa oshayasibhamu abangaziwa ngasesikhumulweni sezindiza saseGoma.

Ngokombiko weRadio Okapi, leli sosha, eliyingxenye yeSouthern African Development Community (SADC) Mission eDemocratic Republic of Congo (SAMIDRC), libulawe ngobusuku bangoLwesihlanu, 19 July. Isidumbu sakhe satholwa ngakusasa ekuseni. Leli sosha, ebeligqoke izingubo ezingajwayelekile, kuthiwa belibuyela endaweni yalo ngemuva kokuvakashela indawo yokucima ukoma/indawo yokudlela.

Ngemuva kwalesi sigameko, amaphoyisa abophe abantu abahlanu okuhlanganisa nomphathi wendawo yokucima ukoma kanye nabesifazane abathathu baseRwanda abahlala ngokungemthetho e-DRC. Laba baboshiwe mayelana nalesi sigameko, nakuba imininingwane eqondile ngokubandakanyeka kwabo ingakacaci.

I-SANDF ibingakasikhiphi isitatimende esisemthethweni mayelana nalesi sigameko. Uma kuqinisekisiwe, lokhu kushona kusho izisulu zeshumi ze-SANDF e-DRC kulo nyaka. Izehlakalo zangaphambilini zigqamisa izimo eziyingozi nezivame ukuguquguquka abasebenzi be-SANDF ababhekana nazo esifundeni.

Ngomhla ziyisi-8 kuJulayi, uMajor Tolla Pieterse washona ngemuva kokuqhuma kwebhomu endaweni yakhe yokulala enkanjini yaseBeni. Ukushona kwakhe kusaphenywa ngokuthi kungenzeka abulawe, uma kubhekwa izikhalo zangaphambili zamasosha abembheka njengomuntu onesandla esiqinile. Akuzona zonke izidumbu ze-SANDF e-DRC kulo nyaka ezihlobene nokulwa. Mhla ziyi-14 kuNhlolanja, kwashona amasosha amabili kwathi amathathu alimala esigamekweni sokuhlasela kwe-M23, kwathi elokubulala ladlula nemiphefumulo emibili ngomhlaka-29 Febhuwari.

Okunye ukulahlekelwa okukhulu kwenzeke ngomhla zingama-30 kuNhlaba, ngesikhathi kubulawa udokotela kwalimala amasosha angu-13 ngesikhathi kuhlasela i-M23 eSake. Udlame eSake lwaqhubeka ngoJuni, kwabulawa oKaputeni ababili kwalimala amasosha angu-20 e-SANDF esigamekweni sokuhlasela ngodaka ngomhlaka-25 Juni. Phezu kwalezi zigameko kuphinde kwashona ilungu le-SANDF elishonele esibhedlela sase-DRC lingekho empini.

Lezi zigameko zigcizelela ubungozi abasebenzi be-SANDF abajutshwe e-DRC, njengoba beqhubeka nomsebenzi wabo wokusimamisa isifunda phakathi kwezingxabano eziqhubekayo kanye nokungazinzi.