South Africa's Ramaphosa Orders 510 Soldiers to KwaZulu-Natal After Asylum Ruling Violence
The deployment will cost taxpayers more than R34 million as soldiers support police after protests left one person dead.
- On Tuesday, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa ordered the deployment of 510 South African National Defence Force members to KwaZulu-Natal to support police efforts controlling anti-migrant protests.
- Recent violence in Durban and Soweto, fueled by misinformation about a Constitutional Court ruling on asylum seekers, prompted the government to authorize military intervention under Operation Prosper.
- Running from October 9 until November 30, the deployment will cost 34.1 million rand and aims to stabilize areas where one foreign national was allegedly beaten to death last week.
- Government officials clarified that the court ruling does not grant automatic residency; President Ramaphosa formally notified National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza and National Council of Provinces Chairperson Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane of the decision.
- The military intervention precedes the November 4 local government elections, occurring after months of anti-migrant marches across South Africa that have drawn international criticism.
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The Seattle TimesSouth Africa’s Ramaphosa orders 510 soldiers to KwaZulu-Natal after asylum ruling violence
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorized the deployment of 510 soldiers to KwaZulu-Natal province, where violence recently erupted in Durban, South Africa’s third-most-populated city, over a court ruling on asylum seekers, the presidency said Tuesday. The deployment, part of a joint police-military operation known as Operation Prosper, expands an existing intervention to combat...
South Africa's Ramaphosa orders 510 soldiers to KwaZulu-Natal after asylum ruling violence
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorized the deployment of 510 soldiers to KwaZulu-Natal following recent violence in Durban over a court ruling on asylum seekers
South Africa: President Deploys 510 SANDF Members to Kwazulu-Natal
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has deployed 510 members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to KwaZulu-Natal, to support the South African Police Service (SAPS) in maintaining law and order amid recent violence linked to misinformation about a Constitutional Court judgment on the Refugee Act.
South Africa deploys troops to coastal province to help control anti-migrant protests
JOHANNESBURG, Oct 27 (Reuters) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has ordered the deployment of 510 soldiers to the coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal to support police efforts to control anti-migrant protests, Ramaphosa's office said on Tuesda...
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