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 ...

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

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 ...

President Ramaphosa orders troop deployment across five South African provinces to fight illegal mining and gang violence amid rising violent crime.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says he will deploy the army to high crime areas to help police in this country that ...

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

The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa’s (Prasa) potential proximity to accused 28s gang boss Ralph Stanfield and his criminally charged wife, Nicole Johnson, has for years sparked suspicions and ...

Western Cape anti-gang unit detectives are looking for three men who shot and killed three men and wounded four others at Kalksteenfontein in Bishop Lavis on Thursday evening.

South Africa has deployed soldiers in Johannesburg to combat gang violence and illegal mining, following a call from ...

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