A look at South Africa’s extreme move to deploy the army to fight crime, by the numbers

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

South Africa Readies Troops to Help Police Tackle Gang Violence

South Africa is preparing to deploy soldiers to help tackle gang violence and illegal mining, challenges the police have struggled to contain.
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South Africa will deploy troops to fight illegal mining and gang violence, president says

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — 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 ...

Women in South Africa take up guns and martial arts for protection against gender violence

Women in South Africa are turning to guns and martial arts for self-defense in a country where rates of gender-based violence are extremely high.
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South Africa has mastered the language of outrage without disrupting the systems of violence

IN 2025, President Cyril Ramaphosa declared gender-based violence (GBV) and femicide a national disaster. The announcement signalled moral urgency and political recognition of a crisis that women in ...