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

It was the first major deployment since President Cyril Ramaphosa said in his annual speech to the nation last month that he ...

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

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

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

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 ...

First troops touch down nearly a month after President Ramaphosa said organised crime threatened country’s democracy.

(Corrects year to 2016 from 2019 in paragraph 10) By Nellie Peyton and Tim Cocks JOHANNESBURG, March 11 (Reuters) - Andrew ...

US President Trump has claimed South Africa is engaged in a campaign of white persecution, which Pretoria denies.

The South African rand extended its fall on Friday, heading for a second consecutive week of losses as surging energy prices, fuelled by conflict in the Middle East, rattled global markets and ...

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

Andrew Veitch left South Africa after being held up at gunpoint in his car. However, he says he feels there are greater ...