The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has begun deploying troops to five provinces to assist police in tackling ...

More than 2 000 SANDF troops are deployed across five provinces to help police tackle gang violence and illegal mining.

The SANDF will deploy troops to provinces battling organised crime and illegal mining for a year. The South African National Defence Force will deploy soldiers for a year to provinces struggling to ...

In an interview with Daily Maverick, Deputy Minister of Defence Bantu Holomisa says the South African National Defence Force will remain ‘under its own military command at all times’ during Operation ...

South Africa has deployed 2,000 SANDF troops alongside police in five provinces to target street crime, gang violence, and ...

Residents in the Joburg communities where the SANDF was finally deployed on Wednesday welcomed the move, but said more must be done to fight ...

The year-long Operation Prosper deployment made public by President Cyril Ramaphosa in his 12 February State of the Nation Address (SONA) now stretches across ...

Gauteng residents cheered as SANDF troops patrolled gang-hit streets, posing for photos and clapping along. But analysts warn ...

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

No prior parliamentary approval is required for President Cyril Ramaphosa to deploy the South African National Defence (SANDF ...

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

The soldiers were first deployed to Randfontein on the western side of the city before moving to Benoni on the East Rand on Thursday to target illegal mining activities.