The army has been deployed to five of South Africa's nine provinces for a year-long operation.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. South African Army Chief General Rudzani Maphwanya is facing backlash in his home country following the release of alleged ...

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 ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — 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 ...

JOHANNESBURG — South African soldiers deployed to high-crime areas have dismantled illegal gold mining operations in a community near Johannesburg, forcing some illegal miners to flee and abandon ...

Gang violence continues on Cape Flats The army and police entered Lavender Hill and Steenberg on the Cape Flats on Friday, searching suspected drug houses. While children in Lavender Hill were excited ...

Soldiers will be deployed to several crime-ridden areas of South Africa for a year South Africa's army has officially been deployed to several parts of the country to help overwhelmed police clamp ...

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