ISS TODAY Military deployment a short-term response to crime that masks years of long-term planning failures 4 min 0 By Chandre Gould for ISS TODAY
THE INTERVIEW Soldiers don’t take direct orders from cops in SANDF deployment to crime hotspots — Holomisa 9 min 1 By Victoria O'Regan
BOOTS ON THE GROUND SANDF will work with police to give state ‘monopoly of force’, says army chief 6 min 3 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
BOOTS ON THE GROUND The SANDF arrives in Joburg as communities call for ‘permanent’ deployment 5 min 0 By Bheki C. Simelane
PARLIAMENT Ramaphosa slams opposition to BEE in Sona reply — what you need to know 6 min 2 By Suné Payne
Benedicta van Minnen When soldiers patrol our streets — an admission of police failure 3 min 0 16 February 2026
Nathanael Siljeur Militarisation won’t solve Cape Flats violence — structural justice is essential for true change 3 min 0 16 February 2026
SA’s Constitutional Democracy? The path of Ramaphosa’s letter for major SANDF deployment raises serious concerns around separation of powers 6 min 0 By Marianne Merten
CAPE FLATS Army stays for another six months, but Western Cape government wants seat in the operations centre 3 min 0 By Suné Payne
