South Africa’s political parties largely welcome troop deployment

Africanews
13 Feb 2026

In this interview with Africanews, Senior Researcher with SAIIA’s African Governance and Diplomacy Programme, Gustavo de Carvalho, discusses President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to deploy troops to help police fight gang violence and illegal mining in Gauteng and the Western Cape.

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