It was the first major deployment since President Cyril Ramaphosa said in his annual speech to the nation last month that he ...

At the command of a female instructor, a line of girls and women, some wearing pink ear protectors, shoot five rounds at a ...

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 ...

It’s an unusual move for the African continent’s leading democracy: South Africa’s president announced that he will deploy ...

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

South Africa says the new U.S. ambassador has been summoned to explain his criticism of the country’s policies.

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

President Ramaphosa orders troop deployment across five South African provinces to fight illegal mining and gang violence amid rising violent crime.

US President Trump has claimed South Africa is engaged in a campaign of white persecution, which Pretoria denies.

The primary responsibility for curbing police corruption lies with SAPS leadership - not external agencies like the Independent Police Investigative Directorate.Since the Madlanga Commission and ...

Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced by fighting in South Sudan since the start of the year, as the collapse of a power-sharing accord between the government and the main opposition ...

South Africa has deployed soldiers in Johannesburg to combat gang violence and illegal mining, following a call from President Cyril Ramaphosa in response to rising organized crime rates.