The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has begun deploying troops to five provinces to assist police in tackling ...

The SANDF will deploy troops to provinces battling organised crime and illegal mining for a year. The South African National Defence Force will deploy soldiers for a year to provinces struggling to ...

More than 2 000 SANDF troops are deployed across five provinces to help police tackle gang violence and illegal mining.

In an interview with Daily Maverick, Deputy Minister of Defence Bantu Holomisa says the South African National Defence Force will remain ‘under its own military command at all times’ during Operation ...

Residents in the Joburg communities where the SANDF was finally deployed on Wednesday welcomed the move, but said more must be done to fight ...

South Africa has deployed 2,000 SANDF troops alongside police in five provinces to target street crime, gang violence, and ...

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

The year-long Operation Prosper deployment made public by President Cyril Ramaphosa in his 12 February State of the Nation Address (SONA) now stretches across ...

The deployment forms part of Operation Prosper, which targets illegal mining and gang-related crime in several provinces, ...

No prior parliamentary approval is required for President Cyril Ramaphosa to deploy the South African National Defence (SANDF ...

Gauteng residents cheered as SANDF troops patrolled gang-hit streets, posing for photos and clapping along. But analysts warn ...

The soldiers were first deployed to Randfontein on the western side of the city before moving to Benoni on the East Rand on Thursday to target illegal mining activities.