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

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

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.

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 ...

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

National Police Commissioner, Fannie Masemola says the deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) alongside police aims to stabilise priority crime hotspot areas in the country.

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 ...

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 convoy of South African National Defence Force, military police and SAPS move through Eldorado Park, Riverlea and Westbury ...

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." ...

The Acting Minister of Police, Firoz Cachalia, has stated that the deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) will not be a magic bullet for the country’s crime issues. Cachalia ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa says that, despite multiple operational and financial troubles the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) faces, the soldiers are vital guardians of order in the ...