𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗛 𝗔𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗔 𝗧𝗢 𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗗 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗜𝗡𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗥𝗬 𝗢𝗡 𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗦𝗔 𝗗𝗘𝗣𝗟𝗢𝗬𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗢 𝗚𝗢𝗠𝗔 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗦𝗔 𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗗𝗜𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗗𝗜𝗘𝗗. When my team and I went to Goma to produce a documentary on the Battle for Goma (Goma Offensive), we were informed that the SADC force, led by Major General Monwabisi... Dyakopo, never went on a peacekeeping mission but they planned to destroy M23, a military wing representing the interests of 11 million Kinyarwandan Congolese people defending themselves against the Congolese government and terrorist groups seeking to displace them from their ancestral land, which was lost to Congo during colonialism. It was also alleged that SADC intended to overthrow the Rwandan government. However, the SADC forces were quickly surrounded, deserted by Congolese soldiers sympathetic to M23, and captured by the very disciplined M23 forces, who enjoy support from the over 11 million Kinyarwandans and Congolese tribes like the Bashi in Kivu. These people who constitute 11 million Congolese people view M23 as their regional army. SADC was never going to win a war as fish fighting the water. We reached out to SADC and South Africa asking them to address these allegations, but they declined. Watch Full documentary available on You Tube:show more

Watch the mistakes made by the #SANDF and SADC in Goma resulting in their defeat and capture in the full documentary on You Tube: DRC Congo Conflict See From The Goma Offensive. #Goma #SANDFCapturedInGoma #SAsoldierDieInGoma

Thanks Rutendo for a meticulously researched, well informed and elegantly presented documentary on Rwanda. I enjoyed watching it and left much more informed than before. We need more such intellectual documentaries for other countries in Africa. Next one, Burkina Faso?

Yes, we need Africans who can do professional and informed documentaries to inform our decision makers and politicians so that they make better decisions to advance peace on the continent.

Your Documentary on Goma war should be given award. You did a tremendous job,many people didn't know what was happening in Congo, more specifically in kivu, where congolese Rwandaphones live under the percecutions of Congolese government

I think it played a part in convincing the powers that be to undertake an inquiry into a deployment that they initially thought was necessary.

This is not journalism — it’s misinformation disguised as reporting! The Greater Kivu region has an estimated population of around 20 million people. And yet, you assert that Banyarwanda number 11 million within this territory? That’s more than half the population — a claim that raises serious questions about your sources and intent. You speak of persecution against Banyarwanda — but on what basis? Have you conducted independent investigations, spoken with diverse communities, or verified claims with neutral observers? Or were your conclusions shaped while being chaperoned through conflict zones by M23 rebels? Let’s be honest and rigorous about the linguistic and cultural context too. As a Bantu-language speaker, you are surely aware of the significance of the prefixes "mu-" (singular) and "ba-" (plural). These aren't just grammatical tools — they carry deep cultural and identity-based meanings, denoting individual and collective identity within a defined sociolinguistic framework. So when one claims to be “Banyarwanda,” are they invoking ethnic origin, civic identity, or a political allegiance? Let’s stop misusing language, numbers, and suffering for geopolitical agendas. The people of Kivu — all of them — deserve better than distorted narratives that amplify division and obscure the truth.

I am not a journalist. I am a communication expert.

The answer is simple, they did not die for direct South African national defense, nor did they die protecting their homeland. They died for political and economic interests far beyond their control.

Maybe that’s what the commission of inquiry will prove to all South Africans.

Wena you must focus on zimbabwe please you are not south african and you will never be....we no you tell people that you are from SA when you are traveling

As long as the information I present still has an impact of getting Africans to negotiate and stopping fights against each other to save African lives, then that job is more important than taking about my country only. Why do you have a problem with me talking about what saves African lives? Why do you want to confine me to colonial border like an imperialist?