South Africa's extreme move to deploy the army to fight crime, by the numbers
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Source: AP News
Published: 2026-03-17 02:16 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Crime & Justice, Africa, Military & Defence, Commodities, Crime & Justice, War & Conflict
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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. (AP video shot by : Nqobile Ntshangase)
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