A South African defence expert, Helmoed Heitman, says the Southern African Development Community mission in DR Congo (SAMIDRC) is a complete failure and the bloc should negotiate its withdrawal.

Follow IOL's coverage as South Africa prepares for President Cyril Ramaphosa's SONA 2025 and traffic disruptions in Cape Town ...

Follow IOL's coverage as South Africa prepares for President Cyril Ramaphosa's SONA 2025 and traffic disruptions in Cape Town.

General Rudzani Maphwanya confirmed to Parliament that the bodies of the soldiers would arrive in Pretoria on Wednesday.

The DA strongly reiterates our call for the immediate withdrawal of South African troops from the DRC. The families of those who have already made the ultimate sacrifice deserve closure, and our ...

Rebel leader Corneille Nangaa trying to win over the population of Goma on Thursday, 06, 2025.

The group has made dramatic advances in Congo’s North Kivu province since re-emerging as a force in late 2021. It has ...

Nearly three thousand people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to ...

The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured a major city in eastern Congo have sought to reassure its residents about their safety.

M23 rebels and the Rwandan Defense Forces continue to consolidate their control over Goma and most of the territories of ...

Nearly 3,000 people were killed over the last week as rebels captured a key city in one of the deadliest battles in the ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have seized control of a mining town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province, ...