A South African soldier based in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo attempted to commit suicide after shooting his colleague
girlfriend dead on
Friday evening‚ October 27, said the South African National
Defence Force (SANDF).
The girlfriend identified as Private
Nomathemba Ngeleka, also a member of the SANDF based in the eastern DRC‚ died
on arrival at a hospital in Goma.
“The man is in a critical condition in hospital
in Goma. The motive behind the shooting is not yet known‚” said SANDF spokesman
Brigadier-General Mafi Mgobozi.
Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
Nosiviwe Mapisa- Nqakula‚ the Secretary for Defence‚ Dr Sam Gulube‚ and the
Chief of the South African National Defence Force‚ General Solly Shoke‚
expressed their heartfelt condolences to the family‚ friends and loved ones of
the deceased member.
“She was working at 5 South African infantry
Battalion in Ladysmith‚ KwaZulu-Natal‚ and joined the SA Army in 2011. The
member has one child and leaves behind her parents‚ three sisters and three
brothers‚” the SANDF said in a statement on Sunday.
"Details of her memorial and funeral
service would be communicated as soon as the family had finalised the
arrangements‚" the SANDF said.
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