Sending soldiers into the Cape Flats is like putting a plaster on a gunshot wound. Every time the crisis becomes too visible ...

This comes after President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday announced that the army will be deployed to tackle gang violence in ...

Militarisation in the Cape Flats is a temporary response to gangsterism, while transformation requires addressing deep-rooted ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has resolved to deploy soldiers to communities under siege from gangsters in the Western Cape and illegal mining activities in Gauteng.

Despite rising concerns over gang-related violence in the Cape Flats, the Presidency has confirmed that there are no plans to deploy the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to the area, ...

Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia has hinted at a possible SANDF deployment to tackle gang violence in the Western Cape, ...

As gang violence escalates in Cape Flats, civil society demands military intervention, prompting an inquiry into rising ...

Police, community watch members, and residents patrol the Mitchells Plain neighborhood of Cape Town, South Africa. Christian Putsch By Patricia Huon, Contributor Cape Town, South Africa On a recent ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the deployment of the South African National Defence Force to help fight gangsterism.

President Cyril Ramaphosa detailed why the deployment of the SANDF to the Western Cape was a positive move, as Capetonians ...

Western Cape police are preparing to receive South African National Defence Force members deployed to combat gang violence, ...

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