South Africa’s president has authorized a yearlong deployment by the army to fight crime in some of the country’s violence-stricken areas.

Soldiers were seen on the streets in Johannesburg, the country's largest city, on Wednesday in the first major deployment, after President Cyril Ramaphosa said last month that he would use the army ...

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 ...

South Africa is set to deploy its army to tackle rampant crime, a move described by President Cyril Ramaphosa as essential for the nation's future. The deployment, an unusual step for Africa's leading ...

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 ...

South Africa also used soldiers to enforce strict lockdown rules during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Crime experts have expressed concern over Ramaphosa's latest deployment plans ...

JOHANNESBURG — It’s an unusual move for the African continent’s leading democracy: South Africa's president announced earlier this month that he will deploy the army to high-crime areas to fight the ...