News24 | The cost of war: SA spends 'just over R2 billion' in peacekeeping mission to the DRC

South Africa's contingent of 2 900 soldiers deployed to the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is expected to cost "just over R2 billion", as the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (SAMIDRC) takes on a year-long tour to help stabilise that troubled region.