South Africa plans to deploy army as soldiers set to hit the streets

South Africa plans to deploy army as soldiers set to hit the streets - Neighborhoods on the outskirts of Cape Town, known as ...
EWN

Cape Crime Crisis Coalition rejects Ramaphosa’s redeployment of SANDF to Cape Flats

It said that the 2019 deployment, called Operation Prosper, had little sustained impact in areas like Mitchells Plain and Nyanga.

South Africa mulls using military to combat organized crime

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 ...
Opinion

Should South Africa use the army to fight gangs? The short answer is no

When President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the deployment of the South African National Defence Force to the provinces of Gauteng and the Western Cape in his 2026 State of the Nation Address, he was met ...
Briefly on MSN

Tragedy strikes again: Cape Flats mass shooting claims two lives in Kleinvlei, SA weigh in

Another mass shooting in Cape Flats leaves two dead and two wounded. Authorities investigate potential gang involvement after gunfire erupted in Kleinvlei park.
NPR

'There is no respect anymore' as ambulances come under attack in South Africa

It's 7:30 p.m. in the South African city of Cape Town. Paramedic Papinki Lebelo wears an expression of deep frustration as he waits in his ambulance outside the Philippi East police station. He's ...
EWN Sport

Patekile confirms army deployment to Cape Flats to tackle gang violence

This comes after President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday announced that the army will be deployed to tackle gang violence in the province. Western Cape Provincial Police Commissioner Lt-Gen Thembisile ...