South African soldiers deployed in the country’s high-crime areas have dismantled illegal mining operations Johannesburg.

Gauteng, the South African province that’s home to Johannesburg and the capital Pretoria, is struggling to grow and its shift from manufacturing and mining to a services hub is deepening inequality.

First troops touch down nearly a month after President Ramaphosa said organised crime threatened country’s democracy.

South Africa’s president has authorized a yearlong deployment by the army to fight crime in some of the country’s violence-stricken areas.

Troops have been deployed on the streets of South Africa's biggest city after the president announced plans last month to use ...

South Africa’s richest city is in talks with the National Treasury to address mounting financial troubles ahead of local ...