It's an unusual move for the African continent's leading democracy: South Africa's president announced that he will deploy ...

It was the first major deployment since President Cyril Ramaphosa said in his annual speech to the nation last month that he would use the army against organized crime, which he called the greatest ...

Supporters see urgent action, while critics warn that soldiers on the streets risk escalating conflict.On March 10 in South Africa's Western Cape province, a gray vehicle pulled up outside a house in ...

The riots were the deadliest since the end of South Africa’s racist system of apartheid, or white-minority rule, in 1994. The rioting began after Jacob Zuma was sent to prison for defying a court ...

South Africa has deployed soldiers in Johannesburg to assist police in combating gang violence and illegal mining, a move ...

The South African rand has depreciated rapidly as the government prepares to deploy more troops, amid widespread violence following the arrest of former President Jacob Zuma. With protests now in ...

Troops have been deployed on the streets of South Africa’s biggest city after the president announced plans last month to use the army to help police fight ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The daughter of former South African President Jacob Zuma, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, appeared in court on Monday for her trial on charges of incitement to cause terrorism related to ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The daughter of former South African president Jacob Zuma, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, appeared in court on Monday for her trial on charges of incitement to cause terrorism related to ...