The deployment of the SANDF to fight crime is a recipe for disaster and is likely to — in a very public manner — undermine the state’s legitimate right to use violence.

What is it exactly that the army is meant to achieve with this deployment and why do we need the army to achieve it?

The failure of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) and the South African Police Service (Saps) to see eye-to-eye is delaying executive instructions, a parliamentarian has suggested.

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has issued a stern warning to members of the public, fashion designers and clothing manufacturers to stop using or selling its patented camouflage ...