South Africa's president has authorized a yearlong deployment by the army to fight crime in some of the country's ...

It's an unusual move for the African continent's leading democracy: South Africa's president announced that he will deploy ...

Troops have been deployed on the streets of South Africa's biggest city after the president announced plans last month to use ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a yearlong deployment of 2,200 soldiers to combat crime in South Africa, focusing on gang violence and illegal mining.

Soldiers were deployed to the streets of South Africa’s biggest city Wednesday in an effort to help police fight gang ...

Soldiers moved into gang-violence hotspots in Johannesburg on Wednesday to support police efforts to tackle rampant crime.

South African soldiers deployed in the country's high-crime areas have dismantled illegal mining operations Johannesburg.

Global data site Numbeo ranks Pretoria second and Johannesburg fifth most dangerous in the world in its 2026 Crime Index. The ...

South Africa will deploy soldiers for a year to provinces struggling to quell rampant crime and illegal mining, according to ...

More than 2 000 SANDF troops are deployed across five provinces to help police tackle gang violence and illegal mining.

Footage of SANDF soldiers and vehicles entering Eldorado Park for a national operation against gangsterism and violent crime circulates widely online.

Supporters see urgent action, while critics warn that soldiers on the streets risk escalating conflict.On March 10 in South Africa's Western Cape province, a gray vehicle pulled up outside a house in ...