Soldiers deployed in Eldorado Park and Riverlea as SANDF crackdown on crime and illegal mining begins in Gauteng ...

The deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to support police attempting to curb specifically gang violence and illegal mining will ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has deployed over 500 SANDF soldiers to support the SAPS in combating illegal mining activities in Gauteng, costing taxpayers R80 million, as part of Operation Prosper.

Community leader Jefferson Johnson criticises SANDF deployment in Westbury, Johannesburg, sparking debate on crime-fighting ...

Dubbed Operation Prosper, it forms part of President Cyril Ramaphosa's commitment during this year’s State of the Nation Address to step up the fight against crime in hotspot areas.

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has dispatched armored vehicles to Eldorado Park in reaction to a rise in criminal activity.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed the deployment of 550 soldiers to fight illegal mining in Gauteng. The deployment is ...

Government is working to close funding gaps and strengthen the readiness of the country’s armed forces to assist the South Africa National Police Service (Saps) in fighting organised crime, according ...

Defence Minister Angie Motshekga says she is confident in the discipline of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), asserting that soldiers will not terrorise the commun ...

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

Acting Minister of Police Firoz Cachalia reveals that the SANDF deployment is part of a broader strategy to combat crime, stressing that it is not a 'magic bullet.' ...

President Ramaphosa’s deployment of the SANDF against gangsterism overlooks critical issues, revealing the military's struggle against neglect and underfunding while failing to tackle the root causes ...