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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

Soldiers were seen on the streets in Johannesburg, the country's largest city, on Wednesday in the first major deployment, after President Cyril Ramaphosa said last month that he would use the army ...

South Africa also used soldiers to enforce strict lockdown rules during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Crime experts have expressed concern over Ramaphosa's latest deployment plans ...