Government Deploys SANDF, SAPS in Joint Operation to Tackle Organised Crime Hotspots – The Mail & Guardian

Government deploys SANDF, SAPS in joint operation to tackle organised crime hotspots – The Mail & Guardian

South Africa’s security cluster has launched a coordinated national intervention aimed at stabilising crime-ridden areas, as police and the military intensify efforts to dismantle organised criminal networks operating across the country. Speaking during a media briefing on Sunday, Fannie Masemola, national commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), alongside Rudzani Maphwanya, chief of the South African National Defence Force (SAND…

Government deploys SANDF, SAPS in joint operation to tackle organised crime hotspots

South Africa’s security cluster has launched a coordinated national intervention aimed at stabilising crime-ridden areas, as police and the military intensify efforts to dismantle organised criminal networks operating across the country. Speaking during a media briefing on Sunday, Fannie Masemola, national commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), alongside Rudzani Maphwanya, chief of the South African National Defence Force (SAND…

War on crime as army troops deployment kicks into gear

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) and the South African Police Service (SAPS) have heeded President Cyril Ramaphosa’s call for the government to intensify its fight against organised crime and strengthen cooperation among the security cluster departments. In a joint media briefing in Pretoria on Sunday, SANDF chief Gen Rudzani Maphwanya and SAPS national commissioner Gen Fannie Masemola unveiled a special operational deployment th…

SAPS, SANDF unpack joint crackdown on organised crime

By Marcus Moloko National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola and the South African National Defense Force (SANDF) Chief General Rudzani Maphwanya have announced the deployment of more than 2,000 members of the SANDF to assist the police in tackling priority crimes across the country. The deployment, officially authorised for 13 months from March 2026 to 31 March 2027, will target hotspots in the Free State, Gauteng, North West, Western …