Members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) queue to mark a register upon arrival at Tempe Military Base in Bloemfontein on June 14, 2025. (Photo by Phill Magakoe / AFP) It’s been ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed that 550 soldiers have been deployed to Gauteng to aid police in the fight against crime. The operation has been dubbed "Prosper" with the aim of tackling ...

The SANDF will deploy troops to provinces battling organised crime and illegal mining for a year. The South African National Defence Force will deploy soldiers for a year to provinces struggling to ...

National police commissioner Fannie Masemola said the army would play a supporting role to the South African Police Service ...

The SANDF is set to receive over R800 million for soldier deployment against crime, extending to Gauteng, Western Cape, and Free State, targeting illegal operations ...

Ian Cameron, chairperson of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Police, expresses grave concerns over the slow deployment of SANDF to combat rising gang violence and illegal mining.

Police Committee chairperson perturbed by delays in SANDF deployment. 9 March 2026. The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police, Mr Ian Cameron, has raised serious concer ...

The deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to support police attempting to curb specifically gang violence and illegal mining will ...

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

President Cyril Ramaphosa has instructed the extension of the employment of 450 members of the South African National Defence ...

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced that R1 billion each will be allocated to the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the SANDF to fight organised crime in the country through the Criminal ...

The Democratic Alliance (DA) on Monday demanded a clear plan for the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) deployment ...