Johannesburg, Feb 17, 2026 (AFP) - S.Africa to deploy troops to crime hotspots within 10 days, minister says

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2026-02-17

Crime-weary South Africa will deploy army units alongside police within 10 days to tackle rampant crime fuelled by drugs gangs and illegal miners, the police minister said Tuesday. The move marks the latest in a series of tough measures by government to contain rampant crime in a country with one of the world's highest murder rates, averaging about 60 killings a day. Army and police chiefs have finalised "the deployment plan which will begin in t......

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