Speaking on the sidelines of the Cabinet lekgotla in Pretoria on Wednesday, Defence Minister Angie Motshekga said that generals in the DRC had not communicated they were running out of resources.
PRETORIA - The Department of Defence said there was no truth to claims that South African soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo had run out of ammunition.
So far, 13 SANDF soldiers have been killed during the fighting between the DRC government and the militant group, M23.
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