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 ...

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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — It's an unusual move for the African continent's leading democracy: South Africa's president announced that he will deploy the army to high-crime areas to fight the scourge of gang ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. South Africa deployed soldiers to Johannesburg Wednesday in its first major military operation against gang ...