DA says returning soldiers deserve answers and accountability, not a media show [SOUND]

# The DA has welcomed the long-overdue return today of the first group of South African National Defence Force soldiers deployed to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The troops have been stationed in Goma since December 2023 in peacekeeping efforts amid tensions between DRC forces and M23 rebels. The DA’s Chris Hattingh says the Department of Defence’s planned red carpet homecoming parade has been far better coordinated than the mission itself, including the chaotic withdrawal operation: