President delivers on SONA commitment with SANDF deployment ; President Cyril Ramaphosa has moved to fast-track the deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) in Gauteng, ...

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.

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

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

This operation is part of ongoing efforts to restore law and order in some of Gauteng’s most crime-ridden areas.

Members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) deployed in Eldorado Park, Westbury and Sophiatown have undergone mission readiness training.

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

A convoy of South African National Defence Force, military police and SAPS move through Eldorado Park, Riverlea and Westbury People lined the streets and cheered as a large convoy of the South African ...

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