The army has been deployed to five of South Africa's nine provinces for a year-long operation.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. South African Army Chief General Rudzani Maphwanya is facing backlash in his home country following the release of alleged ...

U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) placed innovation at the center of this year’s African Land Forces ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — It had become a familiar scene in West Africa. A group of soldiers appeared on state television in Benin on Sunday to claim they had seized power. A few hours later, the ...

U.S. Army Southern European Task Force\, Africa (SETAF-AF) hosted the African Land Forces Summit 2026 in Rome\, Italy\, March ...

They are in turn accountable to the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans of the Defence Department. The military as it exists today was created in 1994, following South Africa's first nonracial ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — 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 ...

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