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

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

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

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

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — It's an unusual move for the African continent's leading democracy: South Africa's president announced that he will deploy the army to high-crime areas to fight the scourge of gang ...

A convoy of South African National Defence Force, military police and SAPS move through Eldorado Park, Riverlea and Westbury People lined the streets and cheered as a large convoy of the South African ...