South Africa’s president authorises deployment of 2,200 troops to help fight crime

Reuters

South Africa’s president authorises deployment of 2,200 troops to help fight crime

Reuters
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FILE PHOTO: South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa reviews the honour guard, on the day he meets Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at Planalto Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, March 9, 2026. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/ File Photo

JOHANNESBURG, March 13 (Reuters) – South African President Cyril ‌Ramaphosa on Friday ‌authorised the deployment of 2,200 members ​of the national defence force to help combat crime.

* Ramaphosa said the deployment ‌serves ⁠to prevent andcombat crime, and support and ⁠preserve law and order bytargeting illegal mining and ​gangsterism. * The deployed ​members ​of the ‌national defence force willassist the South African Police Service in five provinces: theEastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, ‌North West ​and Western Cape. * Expenditure ​for ​this employment is ‌estimated at 823million ​rand ($49 million). * The ​deployment is from March 1, 2026 until ​March ‌31,2027.

($1 = 16.7304 rand)

(Reporting by ​Anathi Madubela; Editing by ​Toby Chopra)

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