The Auditor-General has found the Department of Defence was unable to locate a portion of its R68.95bn military asset base in the 2024-25 financial year, as thousands of troops are set to be deployed ...

About 800 SANDF soldiers will deploy to gang-hit Cape Flats from 1 April 2026, supporting police amid rising violence, but ...

In an interview with Daily Maverick, Deputy Minister of Defence Bantu Holomisa says the South African National Defence Force ...

As troops prepare for deployment, questions are being raised about whether enough is being done to involve residents in ...

Recent crime statistics show the gang-ravaged community is among the top 13 areas in country for gang-related murders.

Soldiers are expected to be in the streets of several communities with high crime rates from 1 April, according to officials briefing the Joint Standing Committee on Defence and the Portfolio ...

However, questions remain about civilian rights, deployment visibility, and whether the operation goes far enough. More than ...

The South African Police Service (SAPS) and the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) have begun a joint operational ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorised the deployment of 2,200 soldiers to assist SAPS in fighting crime across five ...

Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga used her reply to a Parliamentary question to clarify the ...

Select and portfolio committee chairs all supported the deployment of the SANDF but had varying ideas on its implementation.

The deployment of the SANDF to fight crime is a recipe for disaster and is likely to — in a very public manner — undermine ...