Members of the South African National Defence Force carried out raids at several houses suspected to be linked to illegal mining operations in Rietvallei on the West Rand on Friday.

A contingent of police and army officers is scouting selected areas in Cape Town as part of a joint initiative to curb gangsterism.

At least 2,200 soldiers have been deployed to work alongside the police following authorisation by president Cyril Ramaphosa. SANDF members will assist the police in preventing and combating ...

It’s been nearly a month since President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to gang-affected areas in the Western Cape. But residents are ...

National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola and SANDF Chief Rudzani Maphwanya address gang violence, illegal mining, and ...

The deployment of the SANDF to fight crime is a recipe for disaster and is likely to — in a very public manner — undermine the state’s legitimate right to use violence.

South Africa’s military, once a feared instrument of apartheid repression, is again being deployed inside the country, this time to confront gang violence and illegal mining. The move was announced by ...

The SANDF deployment is part of a larger plan to fight crime, according to Acting Minister of Police Firoz Cachalia, who emphasises that it is not a " magic bullet." ...

A pair of South African National Defence Force Oryx helicopters. (SANDF) The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has told Janes that it has no date for the return of its five Oryx helicopters ...

The deployment of the SANDF to fight crime is a recipe for disaster and is likely to -- in a very public manner -- undermine the state's legitimate right to use violence.