It was the first major deployment since President Cyril Ramaphosa said in his annual speech to the nation last month that he would use the army against organized crime, which he called the greatest ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says he will deploy the army to high crime areas to help police in this country that ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says he will deploy the army to high crime areas to help police in this country that has some of the highest violent crime rates in the world.

With the 2026 Local Government Elections approaching, Johannesburg's mayoral candidates are making bold pledges to confront ...

In Soweto, an unlikely champion offers lessons in riding and in life Wearing his national title show jumping jacket, Mafokate checks the reins before mounting his horse at a local competition in the ...

Ekurhuleni (South Africa) (AFP) – The pockmarked earth on Johannesburg's eastern fringe, until last week a humble cattle kraal ringed with barbed wire, now stands as the unlikely centre of South ...

Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe and co-accused Tobias Mugabe Matonhodze will remain in jail for 21 days after their bail ...

The pockmarked earth on Johannesburg's eastern fringe, until last week a humble cattle kraal ringed with barbed wire, now stands as the unlikely centre of South Africa's latest gold fever. Dozens of ...

A rumour on social media brought dozens of fortune seekers to a field on the outskirts of mining town Springs In a township 30 miles east of Johannesburg, a mechanical digger filled in holes in the ...

Artisanal miners pan for gold in a hole dug in a patch of land where artisanal miners look for gold outside Springs, Ekurhuleni, South Africa, on February 15, 2026. [AFP] The pockmarked earth on ...