South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says he will deploy the army to high crime areas to help police in this country that has some of the highest violent crime rates in the world.

In spite of Presidential assurances and some ad hoc allocations, South Africa’s defence budget will shrink by R2 billion next year.

South Africa's government allocates R848.2 billion over the medium term to combat crime and ensure territorial integrity.

The North West provincial government will deploy the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to support the South ...

The SANDF will be weakened following the reveal of its budget for the 2026, 2027 period, including its border management and policing capabilities.

South African withdrawal of UN peacekeeping force in DRC likely to increase instability risk from Islamic State affiliate ...

When President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the deployment of the South African National Defence Force to the provinces of Gauteng and the Western Cape in his 2026 State of the Nation Address, he was met ...

Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the deployment of the South African National Defence Force to assist police in combating ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the army will work with the police to fight organised crime and illegal mining.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has escalated a brewing crisis within South Africa’s security cluster by taking direct control of ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has instituted the probe related to the Exercise MOSI III Will of Peace (“the exercise”) and has ...