SANDF deployment shock: Ramaphosa sends troops into gang war zones as crime crisis spirals in Western Cape and Gauteng

South Africa’s escalating crime crisis has triggered a dramatic security response, with President Cyril Ramaphosa announcing the deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to support police operations in gang-ravaged and illegal mining hotspots. The decision, revealed during the State of the Nation Address (SONA), marks a significant policy shift as the government […] The post SANDF deployment shock: Ramaphosa sends troops into gang war zones as crime crisis spirals in Western Cape and Gauteng appeared first on CrispNG.

  News   Feb 16, 2026   0   26  Add to Reading List
SANDF deployment shock: Ramaphosa sends troops into gang war zones as crime crisis spirals in Western Cape and Gauteng

South Africa’s escalating crime crisis has triggered a dramatic security response, with President Cyril Ramaphosa announcing the deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to support police operations in gang-ravaged and illegal mining hotspots. The decision, revealed during the State of the Nation Address (SONA), marks a significant policy shift as the government […]

The post SANDF deployment shock: Ramaphosa sends troops into gang war zones as crime crisis spirals in Western Cape and Gauteng appeared first on CrispNG.

Read Original   

What's Your Reaction?

like

dislike

love

funny

angry

sad

wow