LIVE: South Africa observes Armed Forces Day


President Cyril Ramaphosa will officiate the Armed Forces Day commemoration at Thohoyandou, Limpopo.

Armed Forces Day is the annual commemoration of the sinking of the SS Mendi on 21 February 1917.

616 South African troops lost their lives when the vessel sank en route to France.

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