Last year, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa urged law enforcement and local governments to put an end to criminal ...

It's an unusual move for the African continent's leading democracy: South Africa's president announced that he will deploy ...

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

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

It was the first major deployment since President Cyril Ramaphosa said in his annual speech to the nation last month that he ...

First troops touch down nearly a month after President Ramaphosa said organised crime threatened country’s democracy.

South Africa's president has authorized a yearlong deployment by the army to fight crime in some of the country's ...

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

South Africa is preparing to deploy soldiers to help tackle gang violence and illegal mining, challenges the police have struggled to contain.

Soldiers have been deployed to the streets of Johannesburg in the first major troop deployment since South African President ...

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

South Africa will deploy soldiers for a year to provinces struggling to quell rampant crime and illegal mining, according to a mission plan presented ...