Global data site Numbeo ranks Pretoria second and Johannesburg fifth most dangerous in the world in its 2026 Crime Index. The ...

Troops have been deployed on the streets of South Africa's biggest city after the president announced plans last month to use ...

First troops touch down nearly a month after President Ramaphosa said organised crime threatened country’s democracy.

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

South African soldiers deployed to high-crime areas have dismantled illegal gold mining operations in a community near ...

Soldiers moved into gang-violence hotspots in Johannesburg on Wednesday to support police efforts to tackle rampant crime.

Authorities have disrupted a notorious armed gang responsible for over 35 serious offences in Glenanda, Mondeor, Oakdene, ...

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 ...

Soldiers have been deployed to the streets of Johannesburg in the first major troop deployment since South African President ...

Soldiers moved into gang-violence hotspots in Johannesburg Wednesday to support police efforts to tackle rampant crime.

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 ...