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

A few days before the deployment of soldiers to crime-affected areas, an army vehicle was seen moving through the streets of ...

South African Army Chief General Rudzani Maphwanya is facing backlash in his home country following the release of alleged comments he made during an official visit to Iran, which analysts say could ...

It's an unusual move for the African continent's leading democracy: South Africa's president announced that he will deploy the army to high-crime areas to fight the scourge of gang violence and ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Soldiers were deployed to the streets of South Africa’s biggest city Wednesday in an effort to help police fight gang violence and illegal mining. It was the first major deployment ...

Efforts to improve defence training, education and development (ETD) in the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) and ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African soldiers deployed to high-crime areas have dismantled illegal gold mining operations in a community near Johannesburg, forcing some illegal miners to flee and abandon ...