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

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

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

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

Military personnel took to the streets of Johannesburg on Wednesday after Cyril Ramaphosa authorized the use of the army to support police operations in several provinces battling with gang violence ...

It was the first major deployment since President Cyril Ramaphosa said in his annual speech to the nation last month that he would use the army against organized crime, which he called the greatest ...

Residents in Johannesburg's gang hotspots reacted with mixed feelings as soldiers began house-to-house searches alongside police.

Footage of SANDF soldiers and vehicles entering Eldorado Park for a national operation against gangsterism and violent crime circulates widely online.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says he will deploy the army to high crime areas to help police in this country that has some of the highest violent crime rates in the world.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday condemned weekend violence in Johannesburg that claimed two lives after security forces clashed with looters involved in fresh xenophobic attacks. At ...

Supporters see urgent action, while critics warn that soldiers on the streets risk escalating conflict.On March 10 in South Africa's Western Cape province, a gray vehicle pulled up outside a house in ...