On Thursday, families in Centurion Pretoria will receive the remains of 14 SANDF soldiers, tragically lost in a clash with Rwandan-backed M23 rebels.
The SANDF soldiers' remains killed in a violent clash with the Rwandan -backed M23 rebels, will be handed over to their families on Thursday in Centurion Pretoria .Sadness filled the faces of the families as the hearses carrying the bodies of their 14 fallen SANDF members arrived at Swartkop Air Base .The soldiers' remains killed in a violent clash with the Rwandan -backed M23 rebels, will be handed over to their families on Thursday in Centurion Pretoria .
Families of the 14 fallen soldiers arrive at the Air Force Base Swartkop for the handover of the remains of their loved ones and memorial service to honour slain troops.Families from Limpopo, Free State, North West, Eastern Cape, and Northern Cape arrived at the event to receive their loved ones. President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to attend the ceremony, alongside Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Angie Motshekga, and Chief of the SANDF General Rudzani Maphwanya to pay their respects to the families of the departed soldiers.WATCH: SANDF’s Warrant Officer Themba Matiwa explains what will happening during the hand-over ceremony of the 14 slain soldiers.
The handover will be followed by a memorial service to honour the fallen troops, who were deployed to stabilise the region amid ongoing conflict.The families had anxiously awaited the return of their loved ones' remains, which were initially expected last week.
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