The soldiers were first deployed to Randfontein on the western side of the city before moving to Benoni on the East Rand on Thursday to target illegal mining activities.
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This deployment is different, says Ramaphosa, as SANDF swoops on illegal mining
Soldiers raided multiple suspected illegal mining sites in Gauteng on Wednesday as the President said they’re ‘already doing ...
DDA officials are now calling on the provincial police commissioner, Thembisile Patekile, and the acting police minister, Firoz Cachalia, to brief the Standing Committee on Police Oversight.
Chairperson Dakota Legoete confirms legal backing for military deployment in Gauteng to combat illegal mining and gang violence, with over 500 soldiers engaged.
Residents in the Joburg communities where the SANDF was finally deployed on Wednesday welcomed the move, but said more must be done to fight ...
President Cyril Ramaphosa has instructed the extension of the employment of 450 members of the South African National Defence ...
JOHANNESBURG – The South African National Defence Force has touched down in Eldorado Park Johannesburg. The army will support the SAPS in its efforts to stamp out gangsterism and other violent crime ...
Footage of SANDF soldiers and vehicles entering Eldorado Park for a national operation against gangsterism and violent crime circulates widely online.
Soldiers deployed in Eldorado Park and Riverlea as SANDF crackdown on crime and illegal mining begins in Gauteng ...
Beds lifted, couches turned over and cupboards flung open. These were the scenes that played out on Wednesday as armed ...
Soldiers moved into gang-violence hotspots in Johannesburg Wednesday to support police efforts to tackle rampant crime.
The Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF) has expressed concern over the lack of compliance in a South African National Defence Force (SANDF) deployment, with the Democratic Alliance (DA) calling on President ...
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