Cabinet welcomed the R2.67 trillion Budget of 2026 which will fund the commitments made by the President in the SONA. 2.2. To support the fight against crime, the Minister of Finance added R2.7 ...

The Member of Parliament (MP) at the helm of the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans (PCDMV) Molefi “Dakota” Legoete warns “the use of the ...

The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans said while South Africa’s high murder rate demands ...

The SANDF may, for example, be called on by the police to provide protection in high-risk operations, or to support cordon-and-search operations against armed criminals. Soldiers may also help to ...

The deployment of the SANDF raises critical questions about the future of South African democracy as military intervention ...

The Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, announced a funding boost for the SANDF, SAPS and the Border Management Authority ...

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has signalled increased spending on peace and security in his budget speech from R268.2 billion in 2025/26 to R291.2 billion in 2028/29. The allocation follows ...

The cost of deploying the SANDF in tackling gang violence and illegal mining in the Western Cape, Gauteng and the Eastern Cape has not yet been established.

Delivering the State of the Province Address (SOPA) at Nasrec in Johannesburg on Monday, Lesufi confirmed that soldiers have ...

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa's directive to deploy the SANDF to Gauteng to stamp out illegal mining and rising gang violence.

Following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement that the South African National Defence Fore (SANDF) would be deployed domestically to fight crime, ...