Johannesburg – A range of political parties and the ANC’s alliance partner, Cosatu, have asked hard questions about South Africa’s military involvement in the Central African Republic (CAR) in the wake of the news that 13 SA National Defence Force soldiers were killed and 27 were wounded in clashes with the Seleka rebels who have seized the capital Bangui.

Some have called for the remaining troops to be brought home as soon as possible – a move that President Jacob Zuma ruled out on Monday.

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