Why does South Africa have such high rates of violent crime? Supplement to the final report of the study on the violent ...

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa's president said Thursday that the country would send its troops into communities to help police fight the scourge of illegal mining and gang violence in its two provinces ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa's president has authorized a yearlong deployment by the army to fight crime in some of the country's violence-stricken areas. The move has underlined how ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Soldiers will be deployed to several crime-ridden areas of South Africa for a year [AFP via Getty Images] South Africa's army has ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa's decision to deploy the military to fight organized crime has elicited mixed reactions. Analysts emphasize the need for police reforms to restore public confidence. South ...

Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia’s cautiously optimistic presentation of the third-quarter crime statistics has been met with a three-pronged political backlash, with the EFF, Freedom Front Plus ...

South Africa Army Deployed South African National Defense Force officers search suspects, in the Westbury township of Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, March 11 ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Soldiers were deployed to the streets of South Africa’s biggest city Wednesday in an effort to help police fight gang violence and illegal mining. It was the first major deployment ...