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Will South Africa’s plans to deploy the army to curb violence in high-crime areas have any durable effect?
...In his State of the Nation Address on 12 February 2026, President Cyril Ramaphosa put organized crime at the top of his agenda, and announced that South Africa would once again be deploying its army ...
Posted on 19 Feb 2026
Author(s):
Vanja Petrovic, Darren Brookbanks