The announcement was made by President Jacob Zuma to Parliament .

The South Africa  National Defence Force has fielded 1371 members with the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo known as MONUSCO.

It’s the largest contingent of peacekeepers deployed abroad by South Africa.

What’s called the Force Intervention Brigade has an extended mandate to step in to stop acts of aggression against civilians.

The South African troops will sport the UN blue berets until March next year.

Former director of South Africa’s Joint Operations Division Lieutenant General Derrick Mgwebi has extended his mandate as MONUSCO’s force commander.

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