President Cyril Ramaphosa says the army will not be permanently deployed to fight crime due to costs.

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 violence and ...

The army’s crime-fighting deployment will run until the end of March next year, according to a new plan presented to Parliament on Wednesday.

South Africa is set to deploy its army to tackle rampant crime, a move described by President Cyril Ramaphosa as essential for the nation's future. The deployment, an unusual step for Africa's leading ...

Soldiers raided multiple suspected illegal mining sites in Gauteng on Wednesday as the President said they’re ‘already doing ...