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

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.

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

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 ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says he will deploy the army to high crime areas to help police in this country that has some of the highest violent crime rates in the world.

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

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

Residents in Johannesburg's gang hotspots reacted with mixed feelings as soldiers began house-to-house searches alongside police.

Footage of SANDF soldiers and vehicles entering Eldorado Park for a national operation against gangsterism and violent crime circulates widely online.

Martin Breda (25) and Leon Breda (27) have been convicted and sentenced on two counts of murder, including the killing of a police officer.