CAPE TOWN, Feb 12 (Reuters) - ⁠South ⁠Africa will deploy the army to ⁠fight organised crime and lay criminal charges against ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the military will work with the country’s police force to counter ‘gang wars’.

President Cyril Ramaphosa's announced plan to deploy the military to fight crime has elicited mixed reactions from South Africans. Analysts say public confidence can only be restored through a ...

Crime-weary South Africa will deploy army units alongside police within 10 days to tackle rampant crime fuelled by drugs ...

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President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa is sending troops into communities to help police fight illegal mining and gang violence.

The acting police minister also stressed the need to tackle organised crime, which President Cyril Ramaphosa last week singled out as ‘the most immediate threat to our democracy, our society and econo ...

Organized crime is "the most immediate threat" to South Africa's democracy, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in his state of the nation address, pledging to use the military against criminals.

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