South African rand retreats as US strikes dim Iran ceasefire hopes

JOHANNESBURG, May 26 (Reuters) - South Africa's rand fell on Tuesday as U.S. military strikes on Iran dialled back hopes of a ...
Newsday

A look at South Africa's extreme move to deploy the army to fight crime, by the numbers

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa's president has authorized a yearlong deployment by the army to fight crime in some of the country's violence-stricken areas. The move has underlined how ...
AOL

South African army arrive in crime hotspots to help tackle gangs

Soldiers will be deployed to several crime-ridden areas of South Africa for a year South Africa's army has officially been deployed to several parts of the country to help overwhelmed police clamp ...
WPXI

South Africa deploys soldiers to the streets to tackle organized and violent crime

JOHANNESBURG — Soldiers were deployed to the streets of South Africa's biggest city Wednesday in an effort to help police fight gang violence and illegal mining. It was the first major deployment ...
Opinion
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Analysis: South Africa’s shrinking defence budget – a strategic risk the nation can no longer ignore

South Africa is approaching a strategic inflection point in its national security trajectory. The continued decline of the defence budget, despite mounting ...
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South Africa’s military strength vs the world in 2024

Military website Global Firepower has published its military strength ranking for 2024, featuring 145 countries, with the ranking utilising more than 60 different factors to determine a given nation’s ...