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 ...

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 ...

South Africa is experiencing a surge in express kidnappings and robberies where victims are forced to transfer money from ...

Nine people have died and at least 10 others were wounded after a group of gunmen carried out a shooting at a South African pub during the early hours of Sunday, authorities said. The incident ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the army will work with the police to fight organised crime and illegal mining.

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

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A surge in gang-related violence has prompted South Africa to deploy the military to major cities. Supporters call it ...