South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said he will deploy the army to work alongside the police to tackle high levels of gang violence and other crimes in the country. Ramaphosa said on Thursday ...

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 ...

Police in South Africa have launched a manhunt after 12 people were killed in a mass shooting at an informal settlement in Johannesburg. At least 10 suspects, heavily armed with rifles, entered the ...

A lack of resources is hampering anti-gang operations, says Police Minister Firoz Cachalia South Africa's Police Minister Firoz Cachalia has said that the security forces are not yet able to defeat ...

JOHANNESBURG — 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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said he will deploy the army to work alongside the police to tackle high levels of gang ...