The army has been deployed to five of South Africa's nine provinces for a year-long operation.

South African soldiers moved into gang-ridden Cape Town townships on Wednesday, as two people were killed in fresh violence, ...

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

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — It's an unusual move for the African continent's leading democracy: South Africa's president announced that he will deploy the army to high-crime areas to fight the scourge of gang ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Soldiers were deployed to the streets of South Africa’s biggest city Wednesday in an effort to help police fight gang violence and illegal mining. It was the first major deployment ...