The SANDF members had been deployed in the eastern parts of the DR Congo as part of the UN peacekeeping mission known as Monusco. Stephane Dujarric, the spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, said the organisation had to act on information it had received about the involvement of South African soldiers in a sexual abuse case. Allegations of sexual abuse by SANDF members in eastern DRC are not new. Several years ago, it was reported that male soldiers had sexually abused female soldiers during peacekeeping missions outside South Africa. Read: 15 DR Congo soldiers tried for rapeEarlier this year, the South African Cabinet received a report on the progress made in dealing with cases of sexual abuse in UN peacekeeping missions.

Source: The Star October 14, 2023 19:48 UTC