South Africa's president has authorized a yearlong deployment by the army to fight crime in some of the country's ...

Retired top cop and gang expert Jeremy Vearey warns that gangs will continue to flourish in the Western Cape unless the deeply entrenched culture of the "Numbers Gang" is addresse ...

South Africa's Police Minister Firoz Cachalia has said that the security forces are not yet able to defeat deadly criminal gangs, in a stark admission that underscores the scale of the country's crime ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said he will deploy the army to work alongside the police to tackle high levels of gang ...

South Africa has deployed soldiers in Johannesburg to combat gang violence and illegal mining, following a call from ...

Press Release - The Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services notes with appreciation the Department of Correctional Services' (DCS) gang management strategy and wishes to publicly announce its ...

JOHANNESBURG — 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 ...

Volunteers are working to carve out safe spaces in townships with initiatives such as football training and dance classes ...