{"id":95852,"date":"2026-02-13T16:40:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T16:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/army-and-police-strong-combination-against-crime-ramaphosa"},"modified":"2026-02-13T17:28:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T17:28:53","slug":"army-and-police-strong-combination-against-crime-ramaphosa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/army-and-police-strong-combination-against-crime-ramaphosa","title":{"rendered":"Army and Police Strong Combination Against Crime Ramaphosa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>President Cyril Ramaphosa believes the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) and the police will make a strong combination when they team up to fight gang violence and illegal mining in two provinces.<\/p>\n<p>He said the police and the army have collaborated successfully in the past.<\/p>\n<p>Ramaphosa was addressing the media on Friday following yesterday\u2019s announcement in his State of the Nation Address.<\/p>\n<p>He said the soldiers will be deployed in Gauteng and the Western Cape in due course.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I think it\u2019s a very good combination and it\u2019s a combination that has worked very well in the past. We saw that very well during the COVID-19 pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said the soldiers will act as a deterrent to criminals.<\/p>\n<p>Ramaphosa to deploy soldiers in WC, Gauteng to quell gang violence, illegal mining<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. President Cyril Ramaphosa believes the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) and the police will make a strong combination when they team up to fight gang violence and illegal mining in two provinces. He said the police and the army have collaborated successfully in the past. 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