SANDF

Cape Town murder stats: has the army made a difference?

Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff. In April 2026, about 200 soldiers were deployed to the Cape... Read more

4 Sep

Cape Town – A Mitchells Plain mother has accused a South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldier of assaulting... Read more

3 Sep

Polokwane – A 27-year-old Botswana national has been arrested after a live pangolin was allegedly found in his bag... Read more

31 Aug

Cape Town – The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) and South African Police Service (SAPS) are investigating a... Read more

31 Aug

Musina – The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has seized illicit cigarettes and alcohol worth R695,181 during anti-smuggling... Read more

28 Jul

Johannesburg – The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has confirmed the deaths of two soldiers who fell into... Read more

17 Jul

Pretoria – President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorised the deployment of 3,405 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers across... Read more

4 Jul

Durban – The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has been deployed to KwaDabeka in Clermont, west of Durban,... Read more

1 Jul

Johannesburg – The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) was deployed to Hillbrow in Johannesburg as tensions escalated during... Read more

1 Jul

Cape Town – Forty-three suspected illegal miners, all believed to be undocumented foreign nationals, were arrested during a joint... Read more

4 Jun