Newsday

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 ...
Newsday

Soldiers on the streets. What's behind South Africa's plan to deploy the army in high-crime areas

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 ...
World Socialist Web Site

ANC-led government sends army to South Africa’s townships

The African National Congress (ANC)-led Government of National Unity (GNU) is deploying 2,200 soldiers across South Africa, targeting working-class townships under the pretext of combating gang ...

Meet Corporal Jackie: The South African baboon who served alongside soldiers during the First World War and became a war hero

The First World War saw millions of soldiers fight across Europe, Africa and the Middle East, but few service records are as remarkable as that of Jackie, a chacma baboon from South Africa. Far from ...
The Nation Newspaper

Nigeria’s cyber warfare capability earns praise from South African Army chief

The Chief of the South African Army, Lieutenant General Lawrence Mbatha, has praised the growing capabilities of the Nigerian Army Cyber Warfare Command (NACWC), noting the significant progress it has ...