With the SANDF expected to be deployed in Cape Town soon, authorities believe the element of surprise is crucial in quelling the gang violence ...

Parliamentarians voice their dissatisfaction with the operational plans of the SANDF in collaboration with the SAPS, anticipating a joint committee meeting to address their concerns ...

National police commissioner Fannie Masemola said the army would play a supporting role to the South African Police Service ...

Select and portfolio committee chairs all supported the deployment of the SANDF but had varying ideas on its implementation.

The deployment of the SANDF has so far yielded arrests for drugs and counterfeit goods, but two shootings have occurred within a week.

Dozens of SANDF soldiers are moving through Westbury in armoured vehicles on Wednesday, 11 March 2026, searching properties ...

Police and military teams have initiated crucial assessments in Cape Town ahead of the anticipated deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to combat rising crime in hotspot ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s renewed deployment of the SANDF highlights a reliance on high-visibility interventions that mask, rather than resolve, structural weaknesses within ...

A contingent of police and army officers is scouting selected areas in Cape Town as part of a joint initiative to curb gangsterism.

Parliamentary peace and security oversight was spotlighted by representatives of four committees – three in the National Assembly (NA) and the fourth in the ...

Western Cape Premier Alan Winde says uncertainty around troop numbers and planning is raising concerns about the effectiveness of the operation.

The Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF) has expressed concern over the lack of compliance in a South African National Defence Force ...