South Africa also used soldiers to enforce strict lockdown rules during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Crime experts have expressed concern over Ramaphosa's latest deployment plans ...

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

President Cyril Ramaphosa's decision to deploy the military to fight organized crime has elicited mixed reactions. Analysts emphasize the need for police reforms to restore public confidence. South ...

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

Soldiers were seen on the streets in Johannesburg, the country's largest city, on Wednesday in the first major deployment, after President Cyril Ramaphosa said last month that he would use the army ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — It's an unusual move for the African continent's leading democracy: South Africa's president announced earlier this month that he will deploy the army to high-crime areas to fight ...