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South African army arrive in crime hotspots to help tackle gangs

Soldiers will be deployed to several crime-ridden areas of South Africa for a year South Africa's army has officially been deployed to several parts of the country to help overwhelmed police clamp ...
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South Africa deploys soldiers to the streets to tackle organized and violent crime

JOHANNESBURG — 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 ...
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A look at South Africa's extreme move to deploy the army to fight crime, by the numbers

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa's president has authorized a yearlong deployment by the army to fight crime in some of the country's violence-stricken areas. The move has underlined how ...
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Media Statement - Committee On Defence Adopts Budget Vote 23

The Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans today adopted its draft report on Budget Vote 23: Department of Defence and its entities including the Armaments Corporation of South Africa ...
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Soldiers on the streets. What's behind South Africa's plan to deploy the army in high-crime areas

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 ...