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DOOMED DEPLOYMENT: Troops on the streets, but gang violence continues to soar

Daily Maverick · 16 August 2026 at 07:50

DOOMED DEPLOYMENT: Troops on the streets, but gang violence continues to soar

Despite 2,200 soldiers being deployed to support the police at a cost of more than R800m, the police minister admits ‘we are not winning’ the war.

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